Aussies switching and ditching greenwashing power providers

Greenpeace’s Green Electricity Guide continues to make news with many Australians switching power providers after learning that the country’s biggest electricity generators are among our biggest emitters and biggest greenwashers of their climate credentials.

Scientists have made a shock discovery of a thriving and dense population of sponges occupying inactive volcanic seamounts in the depths of the Central Arctic Ocean.

And, an elusive four-metre Indonesian crocodile has finally been liberated from an old motorbike tyre that embraced its considerable girth for six years.

‘Guilty of greenwashing’: Major electricity retailers panned in climate rankings

Australians looking for greener electricity are being urged to ditch major retailers after new research found that most households are buying power from the dirtiest companies.

Arctic Sponges Survive Dark, Hostile Conditions by Feasting on The Extinct

Scientists have been very surprised to discover a thriving and dense population of sponges occupying inactive volcanic seamounts at mesopelagic depths in the Central Arctic Ocean.

Crab cam reveals a 'hectic' underwater world off Adelaide's metropolitan beaches

An octopus attacking a blue swimmer crab over bait, a squid changing colours as it tries to steal the lot; these are some of the scenes being captured off Adelaide's beaches to create an unlikely social media hit.

Behind an electrified fence are thousands of hectares where cats and foxes aren’t welcome

Behind a high electrified fence in the state’s south-west are 9500 hectares of land that are cat- and fox-free. It means 150 animals released in the past six months, including the fluffy brush-tailed bettong or the numbat, can safely thrive and repopulate.

Indonesian crocodile with tyre stuck around its neck finally freed after six years

An elusive four-metre Indonesian crocodile, which has been travelling with a motorcycle tyre stuck around its neck for six years, has finally been freed.