ENVIRONMENT

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.

The UK Met Office has released a new report indicating a strong El Niño is now underway, and years 2015 and 2016 are more likely to have record-breaking global temperatures.

Pacific leaders and Australian officials have been raising protests against Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton due to his “insensitive” joke on the situation of Pacific countries experiencing climate change.

Pacific leaders warned a possible walk out or to ask Australia to leave the Pacific Islands Forum happening this week if it insists on compromising the new goal to curb warming by 1.5°C.

Another 12-year-old girl from UK has outperformed Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking in a modern IQ test, setting a new maximum IQ score of 162.

A heavy sandstorm has hit the Middle East, impacting the Syrian air strikes and leaving hundreds of people in the hospital.

The California State Senate has passed a bill to ban the use of plastic microbeads in personal care products to prevent water pollution.

The animal protection group is seeking a stop to annual driven hunts in South Africa, two months after the killing of Cecil the lion.

A global call from campaigners on green earth urges billionaire Bill Gates to divest investment in fossil fuel.

Scientists have extracted DNA from a pair of kangaroos that was found in a cave in Tasmania and is said to have died 45,000 years ago.

Two treasure hunters caught a footage of a shipwreck in Lake Michigan, which they believe is of the 17th century ship called the "Griffin."

18 researchers conducted a study that showed that human activity had led for the Earth being put in a danger zone.

A photo of a fox shark giving birth to a young one was captured by an Australian photographer and has been published in the journal Coral Reefs.

Plant ecologists have figured out a sustainable and economical method in weed control that guarantees high crop yields.

A five-metre shark attacked two Newcastle fishermen’s tinny on Saturday.

US scientists conduct more studies on Greenland’s meltwater runoffs to further understand how it contributes to rise in sea levels.

According to a new study, the water level in the world's oceans is rising at an unprecedented rate. Based on the research, the sea level was inaccurately measured until around the year 1990, when it was actually less than what scientists reported it was. However, based on recent data, it has been determined that the rate of the rise of water levels has multiplied exponentially since then.

Ecstasy and similar party drugs spike in the rivers near a music festival, causing concerns to ecologists.

A butterfly with a rare condition has been discovered in a museum in Philadelphia.

This will be the sixth day swimmers will be kept out of the Newcastle water.

The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) appealed for donations from other countries of kangaroo pouches after the wildfire caused joeys to be orphaned.

Environmental campaigners are of the belief that emissions of mercury during cremations contribute to pollution.