‘The difference between my kids and those kids in Palestine is geography,’ one attendee says, as thousands turn out for marches

Western countries agree a two-state solution is the way to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But are they willing to take action to make it happen?

US aluminium giant Alcoa's proposed expansions to its mining operations near Perth could lead to the release of three years' worth of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions — in Australia and downstream...

It’s the first evidence that early humans made a formidable sea crossing from the mainland to Sulawesi at least 1 million years ago.

Luck seems to have run out for many Western Australian coral reefs, as an off-the-charts marine heatwave leaves a trail of bleaching and coral death.

Usually alive with colour and fish, Ningaloo reef and the Rowley Shoals now look as though they are ‘painted white’ as temperatures rise * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Rowley Shoals are on many a diver’s bucket list. The three coral atolls, hundreds of kilometres off the Western Australian coastline, are teeming with pristine coral gardens that for a long time, unlike many of the world’s reefs, had escaped the ravages of global heating. “I’ve seen a fair bit of death and destruction, but Rowley Shoals was always the place that was still standing,” says Dr James Gilmour, a research scientist at the Australian Institute of Marine Science. Continue reading...

A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides

EU monitor says global temperatures were 1.75C above preindustrial levels, extending run of unprecedented highs

Amidst habitat destruction and ecological grief, let’s make a New Year’s resolution for nature — to care for beetles and butterflies, rainforests and reefs, ourselves, and future generations.

Everyone thought koalas were solitary creatures. But a new paper reveals there is more to the social lives of koalas than previously thought.

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New research highlights the need for a broader approach to attracting fairy-wrens and other beloved birds to our gardens.