What sort of bastard kills 150 wombats?
THERE’S only one way out of a wombat burrow. So when the chainsaws roared, there was nothing to do but suffocate in dirt. Who would do this?
Sustainability
Is the Swan River suffocating?
TOXIC algal blooms have left the Swan River “dead” below two metres and pathogens harmful to humans are being recorded.
Just how lethal is a Great White?
EVER wondered what it would feel like the moment before being attacked by a Great White? This amazing new SharkCam footage may give you an idea.
Blood-red river mystifies locals
IN A story straight out of Exodus, a Chinese river has a mysterious plague-like transformation, turning into a crimson red colour.
Will Reef come to grief from dredging?
AFTER an earlier report appeared to show dredging had little impact on coral reefs, a new study may settle the issue.
Can’t sleep? Watch a fellow insomniac
A HIGH-definition camera trained on a burrow is allowing any twitcher with an internet connection to spy on the nesting den of an arctic snowy owl.
Why not to dump your rubbish
WE are constantly reminded not to dump our rubbish and this is a stark example of why as a bear cub finds a discarded jar too hard to resist.
Why the whole world is furious at us
AUSTRALIA has been smacked down internationally for the way we treat one of our greatest assets. Here’s a look into our global dressing down.
China is moving mountains… literally
EXTREME engineering projects in China are chopping the tops off mountains to help its spilling population. But it could turn into a whole heap of trouble.
Could giant landslide strike again?
SCIENCE has revealed a gigantic prehistoric landslide once dammed China’s Yangtze River and if it happened again, there would be catastrophe.
The mind-blowing world beneath the seas
MIND blowing underwater rivers, giant blockholes and underwater forests. These are all the crazy things lying in the ocean you didn’t know about.
Is this the real reason we can’t find MH370?
FIRST search crews were looking in the wrong place and then there was the weather. Now green groups say there is a far more sinister explanation for why MH370 hasn’t been found.
Why 10,000 whales have been slaughtered
JAPAN’S scientific whaling program has been the subject of jokes for years but did it actually provide any relevant data? We break down Japan’s research and its results.
The moment shark flies to kill a seal
IN A strangely beautiful moment, the ferocious great white shark flies into the air, killing a seal for its dinner. The action has been captured on video.
The Viking apocalypse is coming! Is it the end?
WE’VE survived the asteroid hurtling towards us but we’re not through the woods yet because the Earth is now about to split open this weekend.
Orphaned baby orangutans rescued
DOZENS of orphaned and malnourished baby orangutans have been rescued from the wild and taken into care.
Bushfires deadlier, more destructive
BUSHFIRES are almost twenty times more deadly and eighty times more destructive than a century ago – and experts warn worse is to come.
Giant life form spotted off coast
WE DON’T mean to alarm you, but a living thing with tentacles more than 100km wide has been spotted by satellites off the coast of Australia.
Attenborough’s secret despair
NATURE’S not all cute furry animals and exotic landscapes, Sir David Attenborough has revealed. It’s also full of lies, murder and downright meanness.
Ford’s solar-powered hybrid car
FORD is unveiling a solar-powered car at an international motor show next week, and it doesn’t look like a science fiction prop!
Warning: There’s a new kind of super-cockroach
WE KNOW they can resist nuclear explosions but now these creepy crawlies with special new abilities have arrived in one of the world’s biggest cities.
Scientists find fresh water…beneath the ocean
SCIENTISTS have discovered vast reserves of fresh water in a rather surprising place – beneath the ocean.
Trouble and stripes: why tigers will die out
A BOWL of tiger penis soup costs 300. You won’t believe how much a whole tiger penis sells for. Despite captive breeding in zoos, poaching and habitat loss mean these mighty beasts could be dying out.
Cape Melville’s hidden wonders
THREE “dramatic new species” have been discovered in a remote Cape York rainforest located on top of large boulder fields.
Stop hating on me, I’m just a cyclist
WHAT’S with all the aggressive drivers? You think it’s OK to bully, abuse and threaten cyclists? It’s downright dangerous. Here are nine reasons you should give us a break.
Carmakers bet on alternative-fuel future
HIGH-PERFORMANCE electric cars are being showcased at the Frankfurt Motor Show including luxury models from the major brands.
Aussies pull plug on green power
WE’RE being far less green and the use of renewable energy has halved, although its popularity is predicted to surge if the carbon tax is axed.
Extinct Tassie tiger loses trade protection
A BAN on trading the Tasmanian tiger, the buff-nosed kangaroo rat and the pig-footed bandicoot has been lifted – they have been extinct for decades.
The world’s bees are starving. Why it matters
IF bees keep dying off it will have a direct effect on supermarket shelves and what we eat. But there is something simple you can do to stop this ecological disaster.
A Ferrari that’s green as well as red
FERRARI unveils the world’s fastest hybrid, Kia takes mood lighting to a new level and Audi builds a car it doesn’t want you to drive at all.
The end of the world as we knew it
THE dreaded climate-change “tipping point”, when changes to weather patterns will become irreversible, has been identified. And it is terrifying.
Shocking photo of sharks under attack
A QUEENSLAND-raised photojournalist has been shortlisted for Wildlife Photographer of Year for a powerful image documenting the horrific Asian shark fin trade.
India bans shark ‘finning’
INDIA has banned shark ‘finning’, and anglers caught with detached fins risk up to seven years in prison.
Lake ‘immune to climate change’
A UNIQUE Australian lake has remained untouched by climate change for thousands of years, say scientists.
Patagonian monster going on the menu
AUSTRALIA’S most dangerous catch, a monster from the deep hauled out of Antarctic waters over 4000km from mainland, is set for meal table.
WA devils Saxon and Vandal NSW-bound
PERTH Zoo’s Tasmanian Devils are on the move again – but this time they aren’t absent without leave.
Fresh hope for Tassie devils
THEY have been driven to the brink of extinction by a contagious killer cancer. But researchers say there’s finally a reason for hope.
More help needed to protect dolphins
EXPERTS are appealing for public help to protect the Port River dolphins after a series of deaths including one dolphin found with a shotgun pellet in its fin.
Fracking fury over Ningaloo Coast
ENVIRONMENTALISTS say Ningaloo Coast is under threat from companies that want to drill for gas using a controversial method.
Hillary Clinton tries to silence Bindi Irwin
PASSIONATE wildlife campaigner Bindi Irwin has gotten into a biff with one of the world’s most powerful women.
Furry families get that hollow feeling
SUGAR gliders, bats and even geckos have taken up residence in nesting boxes installed in forests as a part of a conservation project.
Anteater’s baby shock. Who’s the daddy?
AN ANTEATER has given birth at a Connecticut conservation centre, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived.
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