Facing the possibility of a hostile Trump administration, global scientists and analysts are breathing a sigh of relief at the reinvigorated Democratic campaign.

National weather forecast for Tuesday August 6.

Hopes for quenching rains that would aid farmers and ease the bushfire risks appear to be dimming with fresh indications of El Nino thresholds will be surpassed by the end of spring.

National weather forecast for Saturday August 10.

National weather forecast for Sunday August 11.

Over the past three years, almost all of the world's reefs have experienced summertime heat stress.

In his first message to staff in his new ministry, Matt Kean said he was "determined to take decisive and responsible action on climate change''.

National weather forecast for Friday August 9.

Fabulous places, fascinating friends and buying stuff: having an admin job in a global circus is a blast, says Melbourne woman.

The remarkably inactive cyclone season off Australia's north has finally been disturbed by a major storm, as Tropical Cyclone Blanche brings heavy rain and strong winds to the Top End around Darwin.

New weather front expected mid-week to bring heavy rain for flood-hit NSW communities.

A rescue mission to help one of the world's rarest parrots is nearing its climax, and a group of Canberra bird enthusiasts is helping out.

Poachers have broken into a French zoo and shot dead a rare white rhinoceros sawing off its horn in what is believed to be the first time in Europe that a rhino in captivity has been attacked and killed.

The world’s single most important construction material is responsible for nearly 10 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, but that’s set to change.

The eight-kilometre stretch of coastline contains small tracts of rainforest, wetlands and two beloved surf beaches.