In recent years, environmental science has increasingly focused on the issue of sediment contamination by both major and trace elements, which has an impact ...

Mining of polymetallic nodules from the seabed might lead to significant and long-lasting ecological changes -- both in the mined area, where surface sediments and the fauna living in and on it are ...

Microplastics are everywhere, even in our brains but experts explain how we can limit our exposure to these insidious ...

How tribal leaders, commercial fisherman and a few small environmental groups won an uphill campaign against dams.

Koonenberry Gold has uncovered more evidence it’s onto a winner with its Enmore project in NSW after spotting visible gold ...

Local Indigenous communities say the mining sites have put their food security at risk, with pollution affecting fruit trees ...

Today, elephant seals are uncommon visitors to the Antarctic continent, and breed on subantarctic islands including Macquarie ...

Wind turbine blades will become fossils due to their durable materials. Scientists call these "technofossils." ...

While South Africa’s water crisis deepens, women are leading the charge by driving research, policy and community-based solutions to secure water resilience. From self-supply systems in rural areas to ...

Besides helping with muscle growth, creatine may support brain, heart and metabolic health, making it a supplement worth ...

The “city under the ice” revealed a hidden chapter of the Cold War era and gave rise to a new field of scientific inquiry. As ice melt accelerates, its story isn’t over yet.

Science and technology editor Tom Clarke has been flying over A23a, the world's largest iceberg, and seen first-hand its vast ...