Travis Kauffman suffocated the young animal that mauled him while he was running in the Colorado mountains.

It's as synonymous with Mardi Gras as drag queens and dancing shirtless men, but can the world famous pride parade shine without glitter?

A residents group stopped a mine from being developed last month in NSW. It's just one example of what's called 'climate litigation', and it's making waves across the globe.

The phenomenon is not uncommon but has been seen less than usual due to dry weather.

Nine regional forestry hubs will be created across Australia under a federal government plan to boost the industry.

The Berejiklian government is projecting NSW will sharply increase coal shipments over coming decades, a forecast increase at odds with its aspirational goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by mid-century.

Veterinarian Jackson Zee who has worked in many extreme-weather and disaster zones around the world has some tips on how to keep pets safe.

The state of many of NSW's rivers is so dire that the Berejiklian government will start installing aerators to increase oxygen levels and keep vital stocks of native fish alive.

Hundreds of people have flocked to the National Botanic Gardens to meet their slithery reptilian neighbours.

The latest research on rising sea levels attests to the accelerating threat to the planet and its human populations. We have the technology to confront it, but we need the will.

There is a (figurative) mountain of dead animals rotting in the bush. What we do with them could drive species toward extinction – or help save them. If only we weren't so squeamish.

Wildlife authorities have moved swiftly to deal with a mix of animals trapped in mud near dried-out lakes at Menindee amid calls for more action to ease an "animal welfare crisis".

Australia is a land of droughts and flooding rains, but the mess that is the Murray Darling Basin is a man-made ecological disaster.

The unlovely weed is altering the city's ecosystem and raising the risk of fire.

The fish kill brings home the failure of the last decade.

A massive, 170-square kilometre wind farm near the small town of Rokewood in the state's south west has been approved by the Victorian government to help tackle the state's energy needs.

The first sign Graeme McCrabb knew something was badly amiss in the Menindee Weir Pool was when he drove his car over the Darling River bridge near the town last Sunday.

The rains are coming today, but they are unlikely to be the biblical proportions of Friday.

The Berejiklian government extracted almost 40 per cent profit from key state-owned companies in the past financial year even as two of the main utilities reported a large share of unplanned repair works.

Going to Sea World isn't a walk in the park for the animals kept in captivity, say campaigners.

Two space spectacles will light up the night's sky within hours of each other.

Travellers escaping on Christmas holidays are facing delays, with domestic airlines cancelling or delaying dozens of flights from Sydney Airport on Friday evening.

A major climate summit of more than 190 nations was set to run overtime as delegates struggled to narrow gaps on guidelines to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and raise aid for developing nations.

Severe thunderstorms, giant hailstones and damaging wind warnings as storm approaches.

On this day 25 years ago a freak weather event, described as a mini-tornado, hit Melbourne. We remember the havoc it caused with this article from the archives.