ENVIRONMENT

The growing use of home battery storage and competition in the solar energy industry could lead Australia to be a world leader in solar home battery storage, the Climate Council says in a new study.

Australian warehouses are about to install robots to make the industrial sector more dynamic and effective.

CSIRO scientist has developed a new crime identification technique which will ease the investigation process and help catch criminals by getting almost accurate fingerprints.

Fairtrade Australia and New Zealand is set to launch a new Fairtrade Climate Standard that will allow businesses and individuals to reduce carbon emissions from their communities by providing carbon credits.

Environment Minister Greg Hunt says Australia will continue to oppose Japan's lethal whaling activities.

Leaders are calling for more women to take careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to help improve global food security.

Alaska big game officials have legalised hunting of musk oxen that become stranded when ice floes drift off or break.

The fossils of 47 human teeth discovered from a Chinese cave suggest that modern human left Africa to reach Europe much earlier than previously thought.

Researchers feel that by changing country’s clocks, valuable hours of light during the summer mornings can be restored.

Australian scientists are planning to cull a chlamydia-affected koala population to save those still healthy.

Steps are taken to counter the breach in Australia's live sheep export rules as a new report found that Australian sheep are brutally treated in several Middle East countries before slaughter.

There is a decline in the rate of Australian students studying science and maths in Australia and worldwide; it might be due to the current economic state of the nation.

The government of Zimbabwe has announced that there will be no charges against Walter Palmer, the American dentist who killed Cecil the lion, due to legal papers that allow him to conduct the hunt.

Taking a step toward the revival of the extinct woolly mammoth, a team of Russian scientists is planning to clone the giant using the skin cells recovered from its ancient remains.

An association of the world’s leading electricity firms urges policymakers in the upcoming climate summit to push for the development of innovative technologies combined with effective policies to meet climate goals.

A Canadian start-up has launched its pilot project that will suck CO2 out of the atmosphere to convert it into pellets, which will be used as alternative to fossil-fuels.

Climate change has resulted in low productivity, while farmers are already dealing with issues like droughts as well as seasonal variability.

A young Texas girl would give Robin Hood a run for his money with her crossbow targeting skills.

Quick and innovative solutions by the US innovative leader might solve the lack of innovation action in Australia.

As temperature in Australia is rising, people are doing bizarre things to beat the heat.

Scientists fear that the global decline in honey bee population will result in colony collapse disorder.

For breakthrough discovery that neutrinos can change identities and has mass, Takaaki Kajita of Japan and Arthur B. McDonald of Canada will be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2015.

Dyesol, a NSW company, is about to make Perovskite solar cells that are likely to perform better than its former silicon cells and are energy efficient as well.

Scientists have discovered prehistoric predator lizards that co-existed with aboriginal inhabitants of Australia.

In a bid to implement better safety measures and to cut down on the overcrowding at Mount Everest, Nepalese officials are planning to exclude beginners, persons with disabilities and the elderly from climbing the highest peak of the world.

A couple in Australia were surprised when a healthy koala appeared to be hanging on their car’s grille after a road accident and surviving a 10-kilometre journey at 100km/h.

The Queensland government released an assessment showing the Great Barrier Reef has remained in poor condition despite pollution prevention efforts.

Youth Insearch has found success in helping young Australians facing a variety of issues avoid trouble, with long-lasting effects.

The Pacific Warning Centre issues a tsunami warning after a powerful earthquake rocked Chile on Wednesday night.