18 Jul: Researchers tested a genetically engineered gut bacterium to try to limit kidney stones. But once inside some human volunteers, the modified microbe did not follow the plan.... more
16 Jul: A group of Australia's top environmental scientists calls for changes to prescribed burning after government documents confirm hundreds of trees in an ecological hotspot have been destroyed by a government-lit fire.... more
16 Jul: Two Traditional Owners from the Torres Strait Islands who took the Australian government to court over climate-related harms have lost their case.... more
15 Jul: In a landmark case, a judge will today decide whether Australia needs to make deeper emissions cuts to protect its low-lying islands. Two Torres Strait Islanders have sued the federal government for failing to protect their homes from the impacts of climate change.... more
15 Jul: An anonymous benefactor's generosity is funding a 50-thousand-dollar reward for information on the deaths of three sea lions in Southland... more