Labor's carbon tax measure is expected to be passed on Wednesday morning by the House of Representatives after the party has secured sufficient support for Clean Energy Future Bill 2011 and 17 associated Bills 74-72.
A lake, covered by almost three miles of the West Antarctic ice sheet, has been cut off from the rest of the world for almost a million years.
Occupy Wall Street protesters are undergoing collectivist zombie training in Atlanta, where a large group was caught on film engaging in a weird sort of "one voice" hypnotic chanting ritual that characterizes the key principles of both Communism and Socialism.
New Zealand locals are working together to clean up along the coast in Mt Maunganui after the oil spill from MV Rena has become massive, increasing "several times over" on Monday afternoon. Maritime New Zealand said between 130 and 350 tonnes of oil has leaked out of the Rena by Tuesday morning.
A virus discovered off the coast of Chile is now considered the biggest of its kind after scientists found it was 10 to 20 times longer than the average virus and has more genes than the previous record-holder.
One new nettle species, found hidden among stalagmites and limited to just 10 adult plants, may be a relic from a past ice age.
Have skis. But where's the snow?The Australian government and populace may need to consider diverting some of its focus from staging a continuous mining boom to augment its economic stability, to laying down immediate strategies to curb global warming if it wants to save its world-renowned Australian Alps.
SkyNews reported half a dozen man-eating bull-sharks are thriving and breeding in the lake in the centre of Brisbane's Carbrook Golf Club. A river broke its banks during a big flood some years ago, causing the sharks to get stranded in the lake.
Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people they don't like.
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It is great to see Aussie brands we know and love taking an interest in the need to be green and putting their money and research into re-creating their traditional products.
A voice for endangered animals everywhere.
Salvage crews are in a desperate rush to off-load oil from Rena, a Liberia-flagged 47,000-tonne vessel, which crashed into a reef Wednesday morning. NZ weather forecasters have announced possible gale-force winds from Monday afternoon, causing fears of the cargo ship sustaining more damages and sinking in the waters with its oil cargoes.
Maritime New Zealand said some fuel from hydraulic pumps on the Rena, a Liberia-flagged 235m vessel, had leaked, but its fuel tanks were still intact.
British scientists warned on Thursday exposure to filtered sunlight is still dangerous. They said sunlight at the break and end of the day still places people at the risk of acquiring skin cancer.
A Princeton University graduate student has created a real flying carpet, a sheet of plastic that travels through the air in a manner not unlike the way giant manta rays swim through the water.
More evidence the Australian economy is better placed than all the business and consumer sentiment surveys have been suggesting.
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British researchers have found in a new study that culling Tasmanian Devils will not stop the spread of the Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD) affecting the animals.
A container ship carrying around 1700 tonnes of fuel has crashed into a reef off the coast of Tauranga. New Zealand Dive and Salvage general manager Howard Saunders says Rena looks to be "well stuck."
The Tasmanian devil could become extinct in 25 years if an infectious cancer would not be properly managed, experts predict. A study's findings on the threat to the devils were reported in the Journal of Applied Ecology, published by the British Ecological Society.
More than one billion people are using Google Earth making the map app one of the most downloadable software of all time. Google Inc. announced the milestone on Wednesday as it revealed that the free online Earth atlas is not only a useful tool for travelers.
Growing your own fish food for aquaponics is the holy grail for many folk wishing to be autonomous and not dependent on commercial fish food pellets.
Watch out the Abominable Snowman, scientists are out to get you. An international team of scientists including Russian and the U.S. researchers will hunt down the mythical Yeti after a spurt of sightings in Kemerova region of Siberia.
Residents at Queensland State are outraged on the improper handling and management of the Queensland government after it failed to inform residents of the toxic gas coming out from explosive blasts in Queensland's giant open-cut coalmines.
Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean declined to its second lowest level on record last month, satellite observations show.
Environment Minister Vicky Darling has admitted water quality could have contributed to the poor health of fish in the Gladstone Harbour, as fishing and environmental groups have questioned the reliability of her report showing no significant changes were observed in the water analysis,
Scientists from various countries are joining forces in their search for the Siberian Yeti. Scientists estimate that there is a current population of at least several dozen Yeti in Kemerovo and the Altai region, considering reported sightings have tripled since 20 years ago.
University of Maryland's beautiful and butterfly-roofed WaterShed wins the 2011 Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C., while Appalachian State's Solar Homestead picks up the People's Choice Award.
World's highest peak can now be viewed from the comfort of your personal computer.
