India’s Adani group to scrap Great Barrier Reef dumping plans

The US $16.5 billion project, once completed, would lead to the creation of the largest coal mine in Australia, and one of the largest in the world

Deutsche Bank refuses to fund Adani’s coal project in Australia

The project can pose environmental threat to the fragile Great Barrier Reef, say conservation bodies like Unesco

Australia’s emissions projected to double by 2050

Country’s environment “going backwards”, says new report

Amid legal battles, Adani rakes in Rs 60,000 crore for Australia project

The project that involves exporting of 60 million tonnes of coal every year is being opposed by groups in both India and Australia

El Nino threatens Great Barrier Reef

The warm current may kill a rugged coral variety that would have otherwise lived for centuries

Great Barrier Reef decides Queensland election

Voters favour Labor party that pledged to revive the condition of the fragile ecosystem

The Philippines, Australia partner to study ecosystem services of coral reefs, mangroves

Economic cost of dredging on Great Barrier Reef could be as high as $1 billion

Australian scientists successfully test vaccine for disease threatening koalas

Development raises hope for saving rapidly-declining species

Concern over rare reptiles blocks Adani Group’s Australian mining project

Federal Court of Australia deems the Indian company’s Carmichael mine in Queensland as illegal after the country’s environment …

There is no space for coal, warns UN climate chief

Christiana Figueres says Australia needs national consensus to avoid dangerous climate change

Global Burden of Disease ranks air pollution as a top killer

Killer outdoor air contributes to 1.2 million deaths in East Asia which is in throes of high level of economic growth and motorization and 712,…

Dingoes could help in saving Australia’s native wildlife: conservationists

Scientists call for altering country’s famous “dingo-proof” fence to allow the predators into a national park to prey upon …

World’s protected areas do not safeguard biodiversity

New study suggests nations will have to go for a paradigm shift they are serious about protecting wildlife

Green signal for Adanis' mega coal mine project in Queensland

Approval given despite experts projecting environmental damage and commercial losses from Adani and GVK mines in Australia, meant to cater to …

Clinical trials for first dengue treatment could start within a year

The dengue virus poses a grave risk to people in tropical and sub-tropical countries with an estimated 400 million getting infected globally each year

Climate change drives Australian mammal to extinction

Barrier Reef rodent is the first documented extinction of a mammal species due to man-made climate change 

Scientists may have found a way to restore memory in dementia patients

After successful tests on animals, Australian researchers get $10 million federal funding to conduct human trials of a breakthrough …

In photos: Australia hit by once-in-a-century floods

Northeastern state Queensland's situation may worsen as unprecedented rainfall continues

500,000 cattle dead in Australia floods

Australia’s beef industry is expected to be severely hit and could take several decades to recover

Bramble Cay melomys is first mammal to go extinct due to climate change

Australian government makes it official that the 'little brown rat' has vanished

Carmichael approval a death-knell for the Great Barrier Reef

The go-ahead for the Adani Carmichael mine in Australia will be the end of the world’s ocean jewel

Scientists map black swan genome to better understand immune response

Black swans are highly susceptible to the bird flu virus and the scientists hope to uncover clues to prevent the next pandemic