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The shark's teeth resemble alien spaceships from the game, Galaga, according to US scientists.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) does not impede on interstate commerce and challenges against the carbon intensities of prior versions were without merit, according to a ruling filed late Friday.

Investigators say He Jiankui sought "fame and fortune" with his claim to have edited baby genes.

The first and last blood moon of the year peaked this morning.

China’s thermal power generation rose 6%, the government said Monday, likely pushing the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions up even as the country registered its slowest economic growth rate since 1990.

The China Carbon Forum is seeking expressions of interest from suitable candidates for the position of General Manager. The position would suit a dynamic, self-motivated individual looking for part time to full-time work in Beijing for at least 24 months with the opportunity to contribute strong organisational and business management skills to the cause of international dialogue on climate change issues.

Some stargazers struggled to see the rare lunar eclipse which makes the moon appear to glow red.

European NGO says firms are likely to be at centre of global boom in plastic production

The founding companies behind a self-styled alliance to end plastic waste are among the world’s biggest investors in new plastic productions plants, according to a European NGO.

A majority of the firms which announced this week they were collaborating to try to help tackle plastic pollution are likely to be at the heart of a global boom in plastic production over the next 10 years.

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Following the Menindee fish kill, the people of Menindee are concerned their town will run out of water completely.

Australian Academy of Science called in to crack the river system's serious health problems

A decade of bipartisan research has provided plenty of answers to the problems plaguing the Darling River. Lee Baumgartner, Associate Research Professor (Fisheries and River Management), Institute for Land, Water, and Society, Charles Sturt University Max Finlayson, Director, Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

From record investment to policy chaos – a guide to last year's biggest renewable trends and milestones that have set the pace for the energy market transformation.

The post 10 hot trends shaping Australian clean energy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Despite a bumper year for renewables on Australia's grid, electricity prices remain stubbornly high. So what's going on?

The post Know your NEM: Pool prices higher than last year, despite new supply appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Canavan says Australia's “fragile electricity system” needs more "reliable" "baseload" power. TAI report shows booming renewables displacing black coal generation for first time ever, and rooftop solar pulling weight in summer heat.

The post Wind, solar eat further into coal supply on NEM, as Coalition pushes for more coal supply on NEM appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Calamitous weather events and warnings from scientists that the planet is warming faster than previously believed are causing alarm. Global environment editor, Jonathan Watts, describes the shifts needed to keep global warming to a maximum of 1.5C. Plus: David Conn on how football and gambling have become inseparable

A series of extreme weather events in 2018 again highlighted the urgency of making the social and political changes needed to keep the increase in global warming to a maximum of 1.5C (2.7F). In September this year, the UN will convene a dedicated climate summit where agreement will be sought for ambitious and far-reaching policies.

Joining India Rakusen today is the Guardian’s global environment editor, Jonathan Watts, to discuss the extent of the political change required if the world has any chance at all of keeping within the 1.5C upper limit on warming. He also explores some of the most effective ways individuals can join the battle against global warming: a vital, existential issue often drowned out by other news events.

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Demonstrating resilience in rising and falling markets, the three-year performance of the Australian CleanTech Index is nearly 30% ahead of the ASX200.

The post Cleantech stocks remain resilient as broader market falls appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Black Arrow projectile had lain at its crash landing site in the outback for more than 48 years.

Second installment of National Electricity Market (NEM) Year in Review looks at how the energy mix evolved in 2018 – the year of large-scale solar.

The post National Electricity Market year in review: Changing energy mix appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Believe it or not, I have studied the hairy legs of spiders for years and can give you some definitive answers on this. Jonas Wolff, Research Fellow in the Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Invaders are a greater threat to native species than climate change, land clearing and energy production, experts say

“We might be the last people on earth to take a sample of an Australian native guava in flower,” says botanist Rod Fensham, as he studies a small cluster of white flowers.

The guava (Rhodomyrtus psidioides) is heading for extinction, says Fensham, of the University of Queensland – but not because of land clearing or climate change. Instead it’s the relentless march of the invasive fungi myrtle rust that will cause its demise.

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