Paying our respects at a CO2 graveyard
There are more cows than people here in Nirranda South, three hours south-west of Melbourne, making it the perfect spot to test a technology that remains hugely controversial. I am at a facility run by
Wendy Zukerman
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Acidic ocean robs coral of vital building material
<p>Carbon dioxide has pillaged the Great Barrier Reef of a compound that corals and many sea creatures need to grow. The finding, from the first survey of ocean acidification around one of the world's greatest natural landmarks, supports fears that the ecosystem is on its last legs.</p>
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Anti-vaccination website poses public health risk
Misleading and inaccurate claims published by an Australian anti-vaccination campaign group pose a risk to public health, a government watchdog has ruled. The Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC), the health watchdog for the state of New South Wales, based in Sydney, issued the warning yesterday over information presented on the website of the Australian Vaccination Network (AVN).
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Shape-shifting islands defy sea-level rise
Against all the odds, a number of islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean are standing up to the effects of climate change.