Australians’ biggest fear in tackling climate change is that they are doing the “lifting” while other countries do the “leaning”, the former head of the United Nations agency tasked with leading th

BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhuanet) -- The globally averaged temperature over land and ocean surfaces for January to June 2015, as well as for the month of June, was the hottest such period on record, WMO

Indian mining giant dismisses 50 staff in a move that raises further questions about the
viability of the proposed mine and rail link in Queensland

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten is set to unveil a bold climate policy goal requiring half of Australia's large-scale energy production to be generated using renewable sources within 15 years.

Researchers from the University of Sydney have painted the most detailed picture to date of major infectious diseases shared between wildlife and livestock, and found a huge gap in knowledge about

Better forecasting is on the horizon thanks to the Bureau of Meteorology's new supercomputer.

It might be one of the world's smallest countries but the Marshall Islands has set an ambitious target to cut its greenhouse gas emissions - and it wants Australia to do the same.