Every plant burns differently,some fast and some slowly. But which native plants would be most dangerous to have near your house?
Reporter Angus Dalton experienced just what extreme heat can do to your body in a climate chamber for this Explainer with Liam Mannix.
From trouble with the waterworks to deadly cancer,the prostate seems to attract trouble for men. What is a prostate and why is it prone to problems?
With more scientific papers being published now than ever,we are being “overwhelmed with information” – and there are questions about the quality of that information.
The venerable weather bureau faces difficult questions about its warnings – and its future. What explains its recent high-profile misses?
The northern Victorian town awoke to news of the best kind of error:emergency authorities had slightly overestimated the flood peak.
Residents of flood-ravaged towns have been told to evacuate as the Goulburn and Campaspe rivers swell following a day of record-breaking rainfall across the state.
This flood-affected town in northern Victoria is used to being inundated by floodwaters. But that doesn’t make it any easier.
A leading physician has resigned from the board of Australia’s peak pain body after it published a report painting a rosy picture of a device used to treat chronic pain.
More,better evidence should bring us together on the big problems like climate change. But often,more data just pushes us further apart and makes solutions harder to find.
Many Melburnians imagine the warm waters of the Great Barrier Reef when they think of snorkelling,but there are spectacular options right on their doorstep.