Peter de Kruijff

Western science has long debated when the towering pillars of the Pinnacles came to be. A new study suggests most of the spires formed when a particularly wet period dissolved the surrounding rock.

A study of scenarios where the world temporarily overshoots 1.5C of warming, compared to pre-industrial levels, raises concerns for consequences that may not be reversible for decades or longer.

An 830-kilometre stretch of the Murray River, from where it mixes with the Darling River to the point it meets the sea, could soon be designated critically endangered by the federal government.

Some of Australia's biggest carbon polluters have a couple of reasons to celebrate this week.

A program designed to offset development damage to critical habitats in Australia's iron mining heartland is being likened to "swiping a credit card" without conservation actions.

An Australian minerals company wants to clear about 1,000 hectares of threatened native banksia woodlands for two WA mining projects.

Flowers can be pollinated in a multitude of ways, and now a series of studies is showing just how big a role rats and mice play when it comes to Australian flora.

In September Grace received a call which set off a chain of events that lasted less than an hour, but which continue to haunt her.

Western Australia boasts the strongest economy in the country according to a recent report but, while the state government is celebrating the

More than two years after Lismore's highest flood on record and it feels like Geoff Hannah is finally done with the clean-up as he settles into a new home.