Northern Australia is one of the few places in the world without malaria, but how did it get eradicated, and why hasn't it come back? We answer a reader's Curious Darwin question.

Although giant pandas have been removed from the endangered list, panda habitats are much smaller today than when the animals were listed as endangered in 1988, according to 40 years of satellite data.

A vessel berthed at Queensland Alumina Limited's wharf in Gladstone is believed to have spilled several tonnes of caustic soda, Queensland's Environment Department says initial reports show.

Tests of the water in Katherine's swimming pool are returning readings of PFAS chemicals just 0.1 micrograms per litre below the maximum level permitted before the pool needs to be shut.

The numbers no longer stack up when it comes to coal-fired power: wind and solar are cheaper, and rising electricity costs have more to do with gas prices and network costs than any "green scheme", writes Ian Verrender.

Authorities say the devil appears to be showing "classic symptoms of a type of skin cancer which causes fur loss in affected animals".

With two weeks to go until the World Solar Challenge begins, one team is put under unexpected pressure after their car is delayed on the way from Europe to Australia.

Fences to control wild dogs across western Queensland funded by the State Government are being used to help trap and kill native wildlife, kangaroo shooters say.



















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