Latest Earth News

Tourists expected to converge on the Outback as desert parks re-open after summer
Radioisotope generators − inside the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
Four small planets discovered around one of the closest stars to Earth – an expert explains what we know
Saturn now has 274 moons – but exactly what makes something a moon remains unclear
How plants could help power the green energy transition  
Tobacco’s hidden friendly side: how the controversial plant could be used for good
3D printing will help space pioneers make homes, tools and other stuff they need to colonize the Moon and Mars
Ocean Lovers Festival splashes down with model Sam Harris on Sydney Harbour this weekend
A lunar eclipse is on tomorrow – NZ and parts of Australia are in for a spectacle
UQ Subjects Ranked In Top 50 Globally
Mysterious radio pulses from space have been tracked down – and the source is not what astronomers expected
Governor-General, the Hon Sam Mostyn, Appointed Patron of the Australian Museum
PFAS detections 2016-2024 in the Newcastle/Lower Hunter Region of NSW
Opportunities from the destructor: how a deadly parasite is not all bad news for bees
Are Volcanoes Behind Oxygen We Breathe?
‘A serious wake-up call’: Cyclone Alfred exposes weaknesses in Australia’s vital infrastructure
Emily Pape ’26 Rallies Big Red Team For Greater Good
Innovation hotspot: Google partnership to study geothermal energy potential
Tropical Forests Not Keeping Up With Climate Change
How’s Weather On Mars?
Earth’s oldest impact crater was just found in Australia – exactly where geologists hoped it would be
World’s oldest impact crater found, rewriting Earth’s ancient history
How are scientists tracking Cyclone Alfred?
Chances Of Anything Coming From Mars
SA’s Space Industry Reaches New Heights
Hot frogs and sizzling salamanders: climate change is pushing amphibians to their limits
CSIRO science ship has students sailing into future careers
AI Finds Merging Neutron Stars In Real Time
Beyond our solar system: scientists identify a new exoplanet candidate
On-site Waste Doesn’t Go Unnoticed
Shrimp Shell Material May Control Space Drug Delivery
Investing in natural disaster research partnerships
Eggshells Point to Diverse Dino Ecosystem in North America
UniSQ tracks history-making re-entry of space capsule over South Australia
FORMER ABC NEWSREADER TO HOST UNIQUE WOMEN-ONLY LUXE TOURS VENTURE
New report details nuclear power’s demise
Indian Spacecraft Aditya-L1 Observes Solar Flare
Wind in the sails of Australian steel after Albanese offshore wind announcement
Obstacles to social connection and life satisfaction in later life
Ancient marine organisms play role in recording past climate change
QUT Researchers Recognised With National Awards
RMIT Launches Centre For Nature Positive Solutions
Life-changing Scholarship Helps Kickstart Careers
SES’s O3b mPOWER Now Providing Connectivity Services to Governments via NSPA’s MGS
Lightweight Flexible Alloy For Extreme Temperatures
Quantum navigation could transform how we travel. So what is it, and how does it work?
Regulator Takes Action On Ballarat Gold Mine Blasting
What’s the shape of the universe? Mathematicians use topology to study the shape of the world and everything in it