[ad_1] In Shark Bay, at the westernmost tip of Australia, seagrass meadows line the ocean floor, rippling in the current and being gnawed at by dugongs, cousins of Florida manatees.Read More
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No reusable cups? In Australia, you do so at your own risk.
[ad_1] This is partly thanks to people like Sam Power who stopped by at Alimentari, near the city’s Carlton Gardens, when he took a break from his job as anRead More
Government Struggles to Respond to Floods in Australia
[ad_1] LISMORE, Australia – As floodwaters rose, flooding the pillars that once protected his home, Laurence Axtens grabbed a chair and set it on a table. He put his 91-year-oldRead More
Chasing the Night Parrot: The ‘Ghost Bird’ in Outback Australia
[ad_1] For about 140 years there has been no confirmed opinion of a viviparous night parrot. That’s why it was one of the biggest stories about the species rediscovery inRead More
‘Koala Massacre’: Australia Files Hundreds of Animal Cruelty Charges
[ad_1] MELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian landowner and two companies were hit on hundreds of animal cruelty charges after a land clearing operation killed 70 koalas last year, in anRead More
‘Koala Massacre’: Australia After Hundreds of Charges Filed
[ad_1] MELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian landowner and two companies were hit on hundreds of animal cruelty charges after a land clearing operation killed 70 koalas last year, in anRead More
First Fires, Then Floods: Climate Extremes Sink Australia
[ad_1] WEE WAA, Australia – Two years ago, the fields outside Christina Southwell’s family home near Australia’s cotton capital looked like a dusty brown desert as drought-induced bushfires burned toRead More
‘Burning’ Review: Pulling the Fire Alarm in Australia
[ad_1] If you think what climate change means for America is scary, wait until you hear about Australia. That’s the essence of “Burning,” which focuses on the country’s sadly familiarRead More
Australia Promises ‘Net Zero’ Emissions by 2050. His Plan Does It
[ad_1] SYDNEY, Australia — After months of debate and delays, the Australian government on Tuesday unveiled a plan based on hope and investment in low-emission technologies, promising to achieve “netRead More
Scary Dinosaur Tracking Australia Eats A Timid Plant
[ad_1] For more than 50 years, giant fossilized footprints have been one of the most exciting finds in Australian paleontology. At the time of their discovery, scientists believed that theRead More