Architects redesigning a 1960s Canberra home called the Secret Garden House, for example, improved its lifetime emissions to ...

Australia's mining state will pursue an ambitious renewable energy target, as it attempts to drive down soaring energy costs ...

The rainforest, wet sclerophyll forest and savanna woodland landscape of Wooroora is home to at least 12 threatened species, ...

A vast layer of fresher water spanning much of the southern hemisphere's ocean is getting saltier and denser in what could ...

Australia has paid more than twice as much as any other nation in additional diesel import costs during the global fuel ...

Environment groups including The Wilderness Society, Climate Integrity and the Australian Conservation Foundation also ...

A study drawing on 16 years of data into water quality of South Australia's Coorong found more than 80 species of ...

Indigenous communities are considered the most vulnerable to these events, with the scorecard finding 50 of 63 declared ...

Masked bees Masked bees live in urban areas, forests and woodlands, and heath. Many species nest in twigs, branches and reeds. As a group they are more abundant and diversified in Australia than ...

Adult Orchard Butterflies are large, black and white butterflies common in Sydney's suburban gardens from October to May. The undersides of their wings have striking colours, which are not always ...

Potter wasps have the potential to deliver painful stings, but are not aggressive and rarely attack humans. An ice pack may be used to relieve the pain of the sting. If there is evidence of an ...

Download the free Xmas Beetle Guide mobile app Discover the wonderful diversity of Australia's most famous beetles with our identification guide. Browse the comprehensive catalogue of Christmas ...