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Angus Taylor - who has spent years fighting renewable energy targets and attacking wind farm developments - is now energy minister. We assess.

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Why are millions of people watching videos of men in woods demonstrating "primitive technology"?

A childhood spent in developing countries observing communities working together to solve problems, influenced the career of sustainable energy facilitator, Jarra Hicks.

A childhood spent in developing countries observing communities working together to solve problems, influenced the career of sustainable energy facilitator, Jarra Hicks.

Rising carbon, coal and gas prices mean new onshore wind and solar can compete with the short-term costs of existing coal and gas plants.

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Scientists were not sure if an adult butterfly could remember things it learned as a caterpillar. Then a study by a team of US scientists found something very interesting. Michael F. Braby, Associate Professor, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The UK's own satellite navigation system project is to get a £92m boost, an official tells the BBC.

Milestone reached nearly a year after China but ahead of the US

There are now more than a million electric cars in Europe after sales soared by more than 40% in the first half of the year, new figures reveal.

Europe hit the milestone nearly a year after China, which has a much larger car market, but ahead of the US, which is expected to reach the landmark later this year driven by the appetite for Tesla’s latest model.

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Scott Morrison splits energy and environment portfolios, appointing one of the country’s most prominent anti-wind campaigners as energy minister, and a former mining industry lawyer to environment.

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Civic leaders representing 20 million people sign letter calling for clean air plan

City leaders across England and Wales have teamed up to demand that Theresa May take immediate action to fight air pollution, which scientists say causes at least 40,000 premature deaths a year in the UK.

A total of 17 mayors and civic leaders, representing 20 million people throughout the country, have signed a letter that calls for a national action plan to clean up the nation’s air to be implemented as a matter of urgency. They include the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, as well as mayors Andy Burnham (Greater Manchester), Steve Rotheram (Liverpool city region), and Dan Jarvis (Sheffield), along with leaders from authorities around the country including Cardiff, Leeds, Newcastle and Southampton.

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Parts of drought-ravaged eastern Australia receive more rain in two days than in previous months combined

The drought has not broken, but farmers on parched properties across New South Wales and Queensland are seeing something they’ve not for many months: rain.

In Dubbo on the NSW Western Plains, farmer Glen Bloink could not contain his excitement at the first downpour in months.

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No animals were killed in the making of this program. In-vitro meat, cultured meat, clean meat...whatever you call it, will it happen, and would you eat it? This episode first aired in 2017.

A new technique is helping turn dogs at one Kenyan port into super-sniffers.

Scott Morrison's new chief of staff was deputy CEO for the Minerals Council, the country's main coal lobby group, for 6.5 years.

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Dinosaurs may have their DNA to thank for why they stuck around so long on Earth.

One of the world’s most endangered birds has lost its sense of direction. So a team of humans are flying aircraft over 1,000km with a flock of birds behind them.

How a species of screw pine unique to Lord Howe Island has evolved its own rainwater harvesting system that allows it to grow tall. Matthew Biddick, PhD Researcher, Victoria University of Wellington Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

You're a kilometre into an intricate network of caves and the water is rising fast … what next?

Award winning radio Producer Mike Ladd takes a drive into the Mallee to discover its magic.

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