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Harm to health is not confined to winter when people are using stoves and fireplaces, study shows

Romaldkirk, Teesdale: Here at a former railway route, the air is thick with meadowsweet blossom, and the butterfly life is the best I’ve seen all summer

As the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water prepares to launch its own advisory council, are youth advisory groups worth engaging in with at all?

At this time of year, as the sun rises over Antarctica, a “hole” opens up in Earth’s ozone layer.

Kamilaroi Country lies in far northwest New South Wales, past Tamworth and crossing over the Queensland border. Here, the bunyip bird (Australasian bittern, Botaurus poiciloptilus), and the brolga (Grus rubicunda or burraalga in Kamilaroi) have been part of life, lore, spirit, dance and culture with Country for thousands of generations.

The 2024 northern summer saw the highest global temperatures on record, beating 2023's high and making this year likely Earth's hottest ever recorded, the EU's climate monitor said Friday.

The future of freight in Melbourne's west is up in the air as plans for a rail hub have been scrapped.

In 2023, 83% of energy consumption was from fossil fuels, 9% was from nuclear power, and 9% was from renewable energy.

Australia’s push for net-zero emissions received a welcome boost on Thursday, with the release of an official report showing how Australia can seek to cut domestic emissions across each sector of the economy.

Because bats feed on crop pests, their disappearance led to a surge in pesticide use. Research found a rise in infant mortality in areas where the bats had been wiped out

British colonialism turned India’s tigers into trophies. Between 1860 and 1950, more than 65,000 were shot for their skins. The fortunes of the Bengal tiger, one of Earth’s biggest species of big cat, did not markedly improve post-independence. The hunting of tigers – and the animals they eat, like deer…