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2012 Transit of Venus from Australia

It’s the last chance to see the Transit of Venus for 105 years, so here’s all you need to know about this rare event.

Space mysteries are closer to being uncovered thanks to findings of the Large Hadron Collider.

Clouds help us predict weather, but these phenomena can take on weird and wonderful forms.

Intrepid botanist brothers Matt and Russell Barrett fly into our most remote regions to find new plant species.

Predicting tsunamis is a complex task, but scientists’ efforts in improving warning times are saving lives.

Flawed water-trading systems are choking our formerly mighty river systems to death, says Mike Young.

Though the Indonesian earthquake on Wednesday was huge, it didn’t generate much of a tsunami. Why?

Algal blooms cause serious, even fatal, problems in our waterways, but we know little about what causes them.

Photographer Peter Elfes captures the continuing green flush at Lake Eyre, following unprecedented flooding.

Photographer Peter Elfes captures the continuing green flush at Lake Eyre, following unprecedented flooding.