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The University of Melbourne is the first institution in Australia to have its nitrogen footprint calculated – it's 139 tonnes per year, mainly because of food production, energy use and transport. Ee Ling Ng, Research fellow, University of Melbourne Deli Chen, Professor, University of Melbourne Xia Liang, PhD candidate, University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Producers continued to starve the domestic market while making super profits off consumers.

After a record 2017, there is now more than 1900MW of solar PV farms under construction across Australia, and 35GW in various stages of development.

ACCC report identifies too little competition in market, but chooses to leave status quo in place. That won't help energy prices.

We go underground to sing in the caves; Woodstock farewells its butcher; we take a walk through the 'lungs' of Pt Macquarie; and visit Daniel and Kim Croker on 'Fork it Farm'

Development approval given for 300MW solar farm near Gladstone, yet another sign of transformation of the state's coal industry centre.

The UK Space Agency backs Scotland's north coast as the place to launch satellites to orbit.

Not everything humans put in the ocean is garbage. From walls of tyres to sunken sculptures, reef restoration is both a science and an art. Adam Smith, Adjunct Associate Professor, James Cook University Ian McLeod, Senior Research Scientist - Coastal Restoration, James Cook University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Both male and female birds sing to impress other birds, but as well as that, they do it for pleasure! Michelle Hall, Research Fellow, University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

It's hoped a breeding programme will help maintain numbers of the vulnerable species.

You won't believe your ears. A hidden herstory in the history of science.  

South Australia government hails success of trials of first phase of Tesla virtual power plant, saying it resulted in lower prices and greater grid security. It now seems disposed to roll-out the full 250MW planned, as well as its own plans for battery storage grants.

From Darwin's potato to the man who saved the daffodil. Pictures tell the story of the nation's plants.

With more funding and product stewardship, the recycling crisis could turn into an opportunity

There’s nothing like a crisis to spur on the search for a solution.

Since January, when China stopped accepting our contaminated recycling, Australia has been struggling with a waste crisis. While some local councils have tried to adapt their processes, some have been stockpiling recycling while others are sending it straight to landfill. And there’s still no long-term solution in place.

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We may all love puppies and kittens and want them treated well, but what rights – if any – should a fish have, or a cockroach? Kumi Taguchi joins two vegans – a Buddhist veterinarian and an animal-loving Christian to find out how to love animals best in a meat-obsessed world.

The ship that has now going to be called the RRS David Attenborough slid into the River Mersey on Saturday, ahead of its official naming ceremony in November. 

The 92-year-old broadcaster described the decision to name the ship after him as the 'greatest of honours' and called it 'a key to the future salvage of our planet'

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Sir David Attenborough has launched the hull of the UK's newest polar ship, which is named after him.

Exclusive: Australia Institute modelling reveals the best way to protect coal jobs in other regions is to stop Galilee developments

Developing new coalmines in the Galilee Basin would cost 12,500 jobs in existing coalmining regions and replace only two in three workers, modelling by the Australia Institute shows.

Job creation has long been an aggressive rallying call for supporters of Adani’s Carmichael megamine and other proposals in the untapped Galilee Basin, which combined would produce 150m tonnes of thermal coal each year.

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Hull of research vessel officially known as RRS David Attenborough launches into the River Mersey

The vessel popularly known as Boaty McBoatface will make its debut on Saturday in Liverpool, where the hull will be launched into the River Mersey before shipbuilders get to work finishing the ship in wet basin.

RRS Sir David Attenborough – the boat was officially named after the naturalist after the internet poll’s top suggestion was rejected – will be used by the British Antarctic Survey for polar research from next year, when it is expected to be completed.

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Two PhD-qualified fisheries scientists have jumped ship to open a eco-friendly fish and chip shop, aiming to put their philosophy of sustainable ocean use into practise.