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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.

Notorious fugitive mars farmer's land clearing case

Notorious fugitive mars farmer's land clearing case

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.

'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.

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'Never seen': sea ice loss triggers big ocean change

'Never seen': sea ice loss triggers big ocean change

A study has uncovered a surprising and rapid shift in an important ocean layer which is fed by melted sea ice from Antarctica.

Canary in the Coorong: shedding light on toxic algae

Canary in the Coorong: shedding light on toxic algae

A study into the disruptions to fresh water shoring up in a globally protected wetlands has revealed hidden algae threats looming on the surface.

'Living dinosaur' relics found in ancient desert caves

'Living dinosaur' relics found in ancient desert caves

New insect species have been discovered in some of the best-preserved caves in the Australian desert, offering a glimpse into an ancient landscape.

Aussie sun meets US tech in carbon capture experiment

Aussie sun meets US tech in carbon capture experiment

Technology that captures carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and uses sunlight to release it will be tested in Australia as part of an international partnership.

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'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.

Warming seas threaten billion-dollar salmon industry

Warming seas threaten billion-dollar salmon industry

Warming seas threaten billion-dollar salmon industry

Warming seas threaten billion-dollar salmon industry

Climate change could cost Tasmania's salmon industry millions of dollars in revenue and force major changes to farming operations, a report has warned.

Big bank rejects push to end financing of land clearing

Big bank rejects push to end financing of land clearing

Big bank rejects push to end financing of land clearing

Big bank rejects push to end financing of land clearing

Commonwealth Bank shareholders have firmly rejected an attempt by conservationists to get the company to end the financing of deforestation.

'Long memory': Pacific faces decades of global warming

'Long memory': Pacific faces decades of global warming

'Long memory': Pacific faces decades of global warming

'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

Rain fails to dampen climate mission at pre-COP31 event

Rain fails to dampen climate mission at pre-COP31 event

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.

Climate change not the only blame for bushfire crisis

Climate change not the only blame for bushfire crisis

Climate change not the only blame for bushfire crisis

Climate change not the only blame for bushfire crisis

Australia's bushfire crisis may be linked to British colonisation, with researchers finding increased risk goes beyond the influence of climate change alone.

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Weather resistant: $3m fund to protect Pacific projects

Road and internet projects in small Pacific nations will get greater climate protection but a report warns much larger investments could be needed.

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.

Australia backs energy as it cops heat at climate talks

Australia has pledged millions of dollars to boost renewable energy in the Pacific but faces criticism from other nations over fossil fuel exports.

Stingrays return to beach ravaged by deadly algal bloom

Much-loved stingrays are returning to a popular beach ravaged by an algal bloom, but local divers suspect the broader ecology is yet to recover.

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Fossil fuel phase-out, climate funds top pre-COP agenda

A Pacific event will set the agenda for the United Nations' global climate summit and groups are calling for Australia to push ambitious goals.

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.

What a croc: 2032 rowing report slammed as 'fake news'

A UK report on a regional river selected to host 2032 rowing events has been slammed as fake news amid accusations it used incorrect crocodile footage.

'Devastation' fears as bird flu found in four sea lions

A deadly virus has been found in islands that are among a state's most significant sea lion breeding grounds, sparking fears of a species-level threat.

'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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