Environment

A new survey found most South-East Asians feel they could protect themselves and their families from a future disaster like a tsunami or earthquake.

The Balearic regional government issued a statement from their environmental ministry, saying Perry's production company did not request authorisation to film.

Authorities say people cutting down trees illegally are putting themselves at great risk while also destroying prime animal habitat.

They may seem like just a beautiful blue bird, but under the surface the social dynamics of the splendid fairy-wren is anything but simple. 

Huge swells move tonnes of sand from the northern end of the eastern suburbs beach, but the new feature will only be there for a couple of months according to lifeguards.

The warning is the first issued under new rules drawn up after a 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster killed around 18,500 people in Japan. 

Neighbourhood lights can disrupt the lives of animals that are active during the day or night, but there are steps you can take to help them out.

Norwegian authorities have granted permits allowing a beluga whale found in Scandinavian waters five years ago to be relocated.

As climate change increases fire risks, scientists warn a failure to control buffel grass could lead to more frequent and intense bushfires, threatening lives, property, and native ecosystems.

2001 Lyngbya bloom in Moreton Bay

Despite being charred and blackened, the 151-year-old banyan tree has revived with the help of arborists and conservationists.

Fish in a seagrass meadow in Moreton Bay

Under current development conditions, about 500,000 tonnes of total sediment is believed to be entering south-east Queensland's waterways from construction sites every year.

Despite featuring in some state and territory curriculums, research suggests very little is being taught on climate change, with some teachers actively avoiding the topic as "too controversial" or "too hard".

A fire tracking tool invented in the Northern Territory is helping rangers, pastoralists and fire fighters prevent and manage blazes.

Mining companies hope to begin mining the sea floor for valuable metals soon — upping the stakes at a vote for the top role at the international regulator.

Energy minister Chris Bowen has rejected suggestions the government should offer more support for the green hydrogen sector, while insisting its energy transition is on track.

Most people in the world live under light-polluted skies. Our interactives show you how even simple changes can bring the stars back into view.

China's southern Hunan province has suffered several days of heavy rain and flooding as remnants of the now-weakened Typhoon Gaemi continue to lash the country.

The people were killed in a mudslide in a tourist region of China that had been battered by significant rainfall linked to the typhoon, which had been downgraded to a tropical storm after passing through Taiwan. 

These pocket forests are grown using the Miyawaki method, created by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki in the 1970s, and their rapid maturation could be the solution to Perth's shadeless suburbs. 

The temperature above the east Antarctic coastline warmed by about 50 degrees Celsius in a week earlier in July. The event, called a Sudden Stratospheric Warming has the potential to impact Australia's weather through August and possibly well into spring.

The federal government has refused an extension on the lease of the Jabiluka uranium mine, which has never been mined or developed, and will move to protect the site permanently as part of Kakadu National Park.

A Queensland council is investigating two separate mass tree poisonings, including one near a nesting site for endangered loggerhead turtles.

Wildfire has begun burning buildings in the town of Jasper, threatening a major oil pipeline.