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Hop to it: scientists ask Aussies to help ID frogs

Hop to it: scientists ask Aussies to help ID frogs

People across the country are encouraged to help scientists identify frog species in their backyards as part of FrogID Week.

Fuel demands, super El Nino turn up the heat on COP31

Fuel demands, super El Nino turn up the heat on COP31

Fuel demands, super El Nino turn up the heat on COP31

Fuel demands, super El Nino turn up the heat on COP31

Australia faces a difficult task at the United Nations' climate summit amid rising temperatures, fuel shortages and pressure to phase out fossil fuels.

'G'day, Dr Karl here': Aussie scientist heads to COP31

'G'day, Dr Karl here': Aussie scientist heads to COP31

'G'day, Dr Karl here': Aussie scientist heads to COP31

'G'day, Dr Karl here': Aussie scientist heads to COP31

He is the Australian scientist known for breaking down tricky concepts into tales everyone can understand and he is bringing his "irrational optimism" to COP31.

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'Game changer': National frog count fills science gap

'Game changer': National frog count fills science gap

Australia's largest citizen science program is turning backyards into field sites in a bid to rediscover a forgotten amphibian and track pests like cane toads.

Artificial reefs show oyster resilience to algal bloom

Artificial reefs show oyster resilience to algal bloom

Native oyster populations have emerged as an unlikely survivor of a devastating algal bloom as a community survey reveals the worst-impacted marine species.

Australia cannot 'credibly lead' COP31 without reform

Australia cannot 'credibly lead' COP31 without reform

More than 500 academics have signed a letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calling for Australia to end new coal and gas project approvals.

Notorious fugitive mars farmer's land clearing case

Notorious fugitive mars farmer's land clearing case

A farmer says the search for a fugitive gunman stopped him from proving how he regenerated his property after being charged with illegal land clearing.

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'Underwater blizzard': coral spawning season kicks off

'Underwater blizzard': coral spawning season kicks off

'Underwater blizzard': coral spawning season kicks off

'Underwater blizzard': coral spawning season kicks off

This year's coral spawning season on the Great Barrier Reef marks 45 years since the phenomenon was first recorded by scientists.

Court approves coalmine despite environmental concerns

Court approves coalmine despite environmental concerns

Court approves coalmine despite environmental concerns

Court approves coalmine despite environmental concerns

A court has given a mining company the go-ahead to develop a new mine despite activists' concerns about its impact on the environment.

Green groups slam 'weak' Aloca environmental conditions

Green groups slam 'weak' Aloca environmental conditions

Green groups slam 'weak' Aloca environmental conditions

Green groups slam 'weak' Aloca environmental conditions

Environmentalists say new environmental protections attached to Alcoa's updated operating permit won't stop the destruction of a unique ecosystem.

Traditional Owners reclaim access to rainforest Country

Traditional Owners reclaim access to rainforest Country

Traditional Owners reclaim access to rainforest Country

Traditional Owners reclaim access to rainforest Country

Conservationists and Traditional Owners are working to protect a "beautiful" 20,000 hectare property after decades of limited access for Indigenous people.

Bushfire bill blows out to $6b a year as climate warms

Bushfire bill blows out to $6b a year as climate warms

Bushfire bill blows out to $6b a year as climate warms

Bushfire bill blows out to $6b a year as climate warms

Researchers have put a figure on the growing toll of bushfires in Australia but say better preparation could prevent billions of dollars in losses.

'No surrender': UN urges action as 1.5C goal slips away

'No surrender': UN urges action as 1.5C goal slips away

'No surrender': UN urges action as 1.5C goal slips away

'No surrender': UN urges action as 1.5C goal slips away

Global temperatures are on track to rise by 2.8C by the end of the century unless nations make deep emission cuts, including those from coal, oil and gas.

Ill winds: calm weather puts Great Barrier Reef at risk

Ill winds: calm weather puts Great Barrier Reef at risk

Ill winds: calm weather puts Great Barrier Reef at risk

Ill winds: calm weather puts Great Barrier Reef at risk

Australian researchers have identified weather patterns that can raise the risk of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef, and winds play a key role.

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'Long memory': Pacific faces decades of global warming

Cutting all greenhouse gas emissions will not immediately reverse the effects of climate change on the world's largest ocean, a study has found.

Rain fails to dampen climate mission at pre-COP31 event

The government has defied critics and bad weather to highlight climate threats to Pacific nations but pre-COP31 also turned the spotlight on its commitments.

Fox control strategy overhaul amid bird flu fears

A national strategy to control feral foxes is being overhauled for the first time in almost 20 years amid concerns the pest could further spread bird flu.

Besieged nation warns COP31 can't be climate talkfest

The tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu has hosted presidents and prime ministers to demonstrate the starkest impacts of rising sea levels before major climate talks.

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Government drags heels in fight over 'death traps'

A state government has been accused of dragging its heels on a popular yabby trap banned elsewhere for catching more than yabbies.

Court rejects challenge to golf course redevelopment

A controversial redevelopment designed to attract an international golf tournament has survived a David-and-Goliath federal court challenge.

Gentle giant declared winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week

After a week of fierce competition, the Fat Bear Week champion has been declared, with the accolade going to the heftiest bear in Alaska’s Katmai National Park.

Antarctic blind spot emerges as major sea-level threat

Australia could lead an international research mission to go where no ship has gone before: an enormous ice basin capable of raising global sea levels.

Counting the cost: tool estimates fossil fuel impacts

From additional heat to the loss of coral and glaciers, an online tool promises to calculate the effect of coal, oil and gas developments.

'Not all good news' amid whale conservation anniversary

Global delegates have descended on an Australian city to mark a major whale conservation anniversary and discuss new threats to the marine mammals.

'Desert rangers are deadly': Aussies up for world prize

Indigenous desert rangers caring for an area the size of Argentina will compete for a prestigious environmental award and worldwide attention.

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