The levels of Co2 forecast for 2050 has been shown to deplete the nutritional quality of major food crops, an international research team featuring academics…

University of Melbourne researchers observed the behaviour of 30 koalas during hot weather at French Island, to the city’s east. They found that while panting…

Koalas can become stressed by noisy and up-close encounters with human visitors, a University of Melbourne study has determined. The koala is a much-loved Australian…

Highly regarded environmentalist, Don Henry has been appointed as a Public Policy Fellow at the University of Melbourne. In his role, Mr Henry will undertake…

In 2010, a tsunami generated by an earthquake in Chile led to much of Australia’s east coast being put on a tsunami alert. “The detection…

Professor Kate Auty, the former Victorian Government Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability has been appointed as a 2014 Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Melbourne. The…

Many people in Cairns and Townsville found out how to reduce their waste and live more sustainably. James Cook University opened its doors on Friday,…

The Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources (NIER) at the University of Newcastle and the CSIRO have joined forces to establish a dynamic energy innovation…

A University of Sydney project to encourage the spread of beekeeping in Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos is providing benefits for both local growers and the native…

The University of Melbourne will strengthen its teaching and research in Agriculture and consolidate its courses in Geography, Resource Management and Forestry through proposed changes…