Our cities could soon be a lot cleaner and quieter, as the trucking industry backs a switch to electric fleet vehicles, saying it will save companies money.
Numbats have also had a big win, with the creation of a new national park in WA’s Wheatbelt to preserve their habitat.
And the dangers of building castles on the sand have been spelled out in an ABC report on the threat that rising sea levels pose to Australian coastal homes.
Entangled humpback whale’s sad fate has researchers calling for action on fishing nets
Animal lacking dorsal fin last seen in Antarctic labouring to swim and considered unlikely to survive
New national park at Dryandra Woodland a win for critically endangered numbat
A new national park has been created in the heart of Western Australia's Wheatbelt, providing greater security for the future of some of the state's most endangered animals.
Make trucks electric to lift suburban curfews and ease congestion: Trucking industry
Switching to electric delivery trucks rather than diesel-powered ones could mean cutting noise, congestion and pollution on suburban and city streets as freight curfews are lifted, with the trucking industry backing an energy switch that it says will save companies money.
Aussie robots to build world's solar farms
Already making blocks of panels that roll out like a solar accordion, engineers at 5B say robots can build the world's solar farms even faster, safely and at lower cost.
Will climate change spell the end of coastal living as we know it?
The impacts of sea-level rise will not be limited to beachfront homes, but also properties in low-lying areas around estuaries or lakes.