The restart of Sydney's desalination plant is proceeding faster than expected, helping to slow the drawdown of the city's reservoirs amid the ongoing drought.

Mycelium, the vegetative part of fungus, is being deployed as one of the world's great recyclers.

Australia’s koala conservationists want the prime minister to learn from the “American success story” where the US bald eagle has been saved from extinction.

The number of threatened plants and animals in NSW continues to climb and impacts on biodiversity and the economy from climate change will keep intensifying, according to the latest State of the Environment Report.

The UN report on species extinction is a wake-up call for the planet, and for Australian politicians.