Weather and Climate change

Trees are known to give a range of environmental benefits, but new research suggests that they are also playing an important role in saving human lives during heatwaves.

The benefits are being assessed of diverting rain from gutters to water street trees.

A review due on Monday (US time) can help restore public faith in the United Nations panel of

UN officials have called on

Australian scientists have mapped out the best places across the nation's southern coast for generating wave energy, all the way from Geraldton in Western Australia to King Island in Tasmania.

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The impact of mine-related noise on the Hunter Valley village of Camberwell is again under the microscope, with a new research project underway.

Queensland marine park tourism operators have been asked to consider the impact

Last month was the hottest June ever recorded on Earth, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said overnight.

Last year was the second warmest on record, and this year could be the planet's hottest, according to a forecast from the Bureau of Meteorology, which says uncharacteristically warm conditions are being felt across the northern hemisphere.

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Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard, backed by factional Labor Party warlords, has made a tilt at Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's leadership.

Australian scientists warn that rising concentrations of greenhouse gases are dramatically changing the way oceans function.

A herd of 27 goats has been removed from Orpheus Island off north Queensland.

A researcher is warning that the asian tiger mosquito has the potential to make dengue fever a problem in southern parts of Australia.

Venice, Louisiana, isn't nearly as romantic as it sounds.

A high-technology marine information system has been installed in South Australian waters.