The research found that standing woody biomass in Australia’s wet tropics was now losing about 0.9 tonnes of carbon per ...

Australia’s rainforests are now releasing more carbon than they absorb, as heat, drought, and storms push them past a tipping ...

We rely on them more than most people realise,” Dr. Hannah Carle said of rainforests, which are beginning to operate differently.

Australia’s push to meet its net zero targets is fuelling a new wave of environmental destruction, according to conservationist and photographer Steven Nowakowski, who says pristine wilderness areas ...

Australia's tropical rainforests are among the first in the world to start emitting more carbon dioxide than they absorb, ...

Australia’s mountain ash forests, known as some of the tallest and most carbon-rich forests on Earth, are now facing alarming stress from rising temperatures. These forests were once considered ...

The trunks and branches of trees in Australia's tropical rainforests—also known as woody biomass—have become a net source of ...

Australia’s forests are burning at a rate unmatched in modern times and scientists say the landscape is being permanently altered as a warming climate brings profound changes to the island continent.

Editor's note: This story originally appeared in InsideClimate News on Jan. 8 and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration to strengthen coverage of the ...

Some of the world’s most ancient rainforests lie in the north of the Australian state of New South Wales. Continually wet since the time of the dinosaurs, these forests once covered the supercontinent ...

Western Australia's slice of the $13 billion US–Australia critical minerals deal is being heralded as a huge win, but critics ...

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