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Fluctuating continents missing piece in Earth's puzzle?

Fluctuating continents missing piece in Earth's puzzle?

Scientists have run modelling through Australia's most powerful computer to solve a 150-year-old geological mystery: what caused the Great Unconformity.

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.

Optimism for hydrogen pilot in race to green steel

Optimism for hydrogen pilot in race to green steel

Optimism for hydrogen pilot in race to green steel

Optimism for hydrogen pilot in race to green steel

A multimillion-dollar project will test whether technology developed in Australia can cut the price of renewable hydrogen and help turn steel green.

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'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.

Building net zero: architects call for housing rethink

Building net zero: architects call for housing rethink

A challenge to make Australian homes greener has found smarter design, better materials and renovating rather than rebuilding can dramatically cut emissions.

Recycle, reuse or regret: clock ticks on solar waste

Recycle, reuse or regret: clock ticks on solar waste

Australia needs to act quickly to address the growing number of end-of-life solar panels before a wave of waste hits in the 2030s.

'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.

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Hot topic: Aussies lose sleep and work to rising temps

Hot topic: Aussies lose sleep and work to rising temps

Hot topic: Aussies lose sleep and work to rising temps

Hot topic: Aussies lose sleep and work to rising temps

Global warming is affecting Australians' ability to sleep, exercise and work outdoors, costing the economy billions of dollars in lost productivity.

'Living dinosaur' relics found in ancient desert caves

'Living dinosaur' relics found in ancient desert caves

'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 scientists drive cancer vaccine discovery

Aussie scientists drive cancer vaccine discovery

Aussie scientists drive cancer vaccine discovery

Aussie scientists drive cancer vaccine discovery

A trial spearheaded by a leading Australian researcher has shown the effectiveness of a new kind of personalised cancer treatment in the form of a vaccine.

Aussie sun meets US tech in carbon capture experiment

Aussie sun meets US tech in carbon capture experiment

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.

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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Gas industry urged to pull 'emergency brake' on warming

A powerful greenhouse gas responsible for about a third of global warming is not being accurately measured by many oil and gas producers, a report has found.

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.

'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.

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.

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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.

Mother whale's heartbreaking moment with stillborn calf

A heartbreaking interaction between a humpback whale mother and her stillborn calf suggests a deep and little understood maternal connection.

Multimillion-dollar boost to create 'climate unicorns'

Artificial intelligence firms might be dominating headlines but a $30 million program aims to put renewable energy start-ups in the funding spotlight.

Science on verge of catching a tiger by the gene trail

An ambitious scientific project is trying to bring the extinct Tasmanian Tiger back to life through advanced gene technology so it can hunt again.

Rising sea levels threaten more than 267,000 properties

Rising seas and storm surges could cost Australia more than $855 billion, endangering homes, businesses, infrastructure and land.

Cheaper, smarter and tougher: $105m bet on Aussie solar

Twenty Australian solar research projects will attract a record investment to improve the technology and help to lower costs.

Australia's coral reefs retreat as heatwaves intensify

Marine heatwaves are threatening coral reefs, including those in Australia, but research shows they could recover if given a break between bleaching events.

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