Australia

More Indigenous Doctors Aim to Close Australia’s Health Gap

Neena Bhandari 29/12/2016

Australia has fewer than 300 aboriginal doctors, but things...

Supplied image of a scientist assessing coral mortality on Zenith Reef on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia

Scientists Record Biggest Ever Coral Die-Off on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

Tom Westbrook 29/11/2016

Warm seas around Australia's Great Barrier Reef have killed...

Peter Gash (L), owner and manager of the Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort, snorkels with Oliver Lanyon and Lewis Marshall, Senior Rangers in the Great Barrier Reef region for the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, during an inspection of the reef's condition in an area called the 'Coral Gardens' located at Lady Elliot Island in Queensland, Australia, June 11, 2015. Credit: Reuters/David Gray/Files

Mass Coral Bleaching Threatens Future of Great Barrier Reef

Colin Packham 31/05/2016

Scientists said UNESCO may reconsider its decision not to...

Ancient Lava Bubbles Reveal Conditions on Primordial Earth

Will Dunham 10/05/2016

An analysis of gas bubbles trapped in ancient basalt...

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Mercury: ‘First Rock From the Sun’ in Transit

David Rothery 05/05/2016

In every century there are only 13 or 14...

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Adani Court Case Leaves the Climate Change Question Unanswered

Samantha Hepburn 05/08/2015

For Adani to continue with its Queensland, Australia coal...