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By 2050, seven regions across Australia are on track to spend 90 days or more with temperatures over 35 degrees per year, according to research from the Climate Council.

A state-wide ban on line-fishing for the Eastern Blue Groper, NSW's state fish, has been extended for a further three years until March 1, 2028.

A shortage of Sydney funnel-webs this year could have deadly consequences as the species becomes more active going into autumn, say experts.

The World Nature Photography Awards (WNPAs) have announced their winners from a pool of entries from all corners of the globe.

Snake catchers were called to get rid of an unusual workplace hazard from a Sydney work yard this week.

A satellite image, captured by Weatherzone, shows the ocean's surface changing colour across hundreds of kilometres.

The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, but the chance of an impact is still quite slim.

Dramatic footage shows a kayaker being swallowed by a humpback whale off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed.

Europe's Euclid space telescope has detected a rare halo of bright light around a nearby galaxy, astronomers reported Monday.

The surface of Australia's oceans were hotter on average last year than ever, according to a new report from the BOM, and it's harming our sea life.

Wildlife officers are doing their best to track a two-metre crocodile spotted well south of their usual range.

The comet will appear in the southern sky from January 16.

A new species of funnel web spider is lurking around NSW homes and in the bush, scientists have confirmed - and it's much bigger than normal funnel webs.

Two months after a corpse flower bloomed in Geelong, a second has sprouted in another suburb in a usually once-in-a-decade event.

Nature photographers from around the world have captured the best and worst of nature, in the hopes of winning at the Nature Photographer Of The Year Awards.

Forget the fireworks, spectators gathering on the shores of south-east Tasmania last night were treated to a light show of a different kind this New Years, with a spectacular display of  bioluminescent algae.

The death comes just days after another bushwalker died at the same national park.

One of the world's most active volcanoes spewed lava into the air for a second straight day on Christmas Eve.

A squirrel in a predicament, a preying mantis performing the Flamenco dance and a frog in a balloon have taken out the top honours in this year's competition.

The male whale traversed the Indian and Pacific Oceans - more than a third of the way around the world - to breed.

An Australian photographer's portrait of a pot-bellied seahorse has been hailed "an incredible celebration of nature".

The dynamics between predator and prey are laid bare in a striking image of fish being attacked by sharks in the shallow waters of the Maldives, which has claimed the top prize in this year's Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition.

The winning aurora displays have been captured from rare locations in Australia, southern Europe, the southern states of the US, the Chilean Patagonia and more.

Bucky the baby wombat was rescued from the side of the road after his mother was hit by a car.

From blood-sucking insects, to snakes, to gut-wrenching parasites; these are the most deadly animals in the world.

November is just a day away, but Japan's iconic Mount Fuji remains snowless, marking the latest date without a snowcap since records began 130 years ago.

A woman who became trapped between boulders in the New South Wales Hunter Valley for seven hours after trying to retrieve her phone has thanked her rescuers.

Gold Coast locals are concerned the federal government's fire ant treatments are making people and animals sick. 

Eleven members of an Amish family – including a 1-year-old – were taken to hospital in Pennsylvania after ingesting wild, "toxic mushrooms".

The contest, which is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum in London, showcases the the beauty, wonder and vulnerability of the natural world.

A Broome tradie has been convicted of two counts of assault for cable-tying young children who were trespassing at his house.

Warning signs were put up at Victoria Square in the city centre after paramedics treated a man who had a deep cut and required stitches after the incident.

Every year, thousands of tourists flock to the side of a remote, dusty stretch of road in rural Western Australia, eager to catch a glimpse of a unique and beautiful sight.

The hunt for Australia's most elusive bird has taken an explosive twist, with the largest known population discovery in WA's remote Pilbara.

A juvenile pygmy blue whale has been freed after it was found trapped under a wharf on Kawau Island in the Hauraki Gulf off New Zealand's North Island.

Understanding their behaviours can keep you safe from a nasty incident.

A strange formation of pinecones in the woods of a Waltham park has people debating if the precise cluster is the work of humans, aliens, or a demonic ritual.

An adult white-bellied sea eagle has swooped down and scooped up a sea snake at a scenic Queensland beach to the surprise of a hobbyist photographer who watched the encounter unfold.

The future of the Gibraltar Range waratah is doubt after the flower was placed on Australia's threatened species list.

Only one local council – the City of Brisbane – had issued an on-the-spot fine for failure to dispose of dog faeces in the past year, while no court penalties were issued. 

More than 100 tons of dead fish had been collected in and around the port of Volos, in central Greece, following a mass die-off linked to extreme climate fluctuations, authorities said on Thursday.

With well above average temperatures forecast for much of Queensland and the north-east corner of New South Wales throughout the week, experts warn snakes are likely to be out and about.

Two Nevada men have been indicted and are set to face trial for allegedly damaging ancient rock formations at Lake Mead, in southwestern United States.

'There seems to be a constant bombardment of anything that floats.'

A large geological feature in southern Utah known as the “Double Arch,” the “Hole in the Roof” and sometimes the “Toilet Bowl” has collapsed, National Park Service officials said Friday.

There are now more than 2000 species of animal, fish and fauna under threat, prompting calls for tougher environmental laws.

The quake's epicentre was near Barstow, California – about 166 kilometres northeast of Los Angeles.

A European visitor got third-degree burns on his feet while briefly walking barefoot on the sand dunes in California's Death Valley National Park over the weekend, park rangers said Thursday.

The "corpse flower" blooms for just 24 hours every two to three years, revealing the origin of its nickname.

It's hoped the same strategies could be used to map the DNA of ancient Egyptian mummies.