Peter de Kruijff

New Zealand researchers say changing weather dynamics could be influencing the formation of larger holes in Antarctica's ozone layer, but others debate the new study's findings.

Tracks of 125-million-year-old avian footprints discovered by a volunteer fossil hunter are the earliest-known sign of birds in Australia and the southern hemisphere, researchers say.

Rising temperatures are already skewing sea turtle clutches towards having more female than males, but new research suggests heavy metal pollution could be too.

Come along on a trip to Exmouth Gulf as researchers hunt for one of the ocean's most cryptic creatures.

Researchers in China have reported the live birth of a monkey chimera using a stem cell technique previously only successful with rats and mice. So what does this mean?

Large Australian companies will soon have to disclose climate risks but there are concerns that legal avenues will be closed off to combat greenwashing.

Scientists have dropped sausages made out of cane toads to deter vulnerable wildlife in the Kimberley from eating the pest. Unfortunately, the snags don't appear to be working, but there's another plan afoot to protect the Pilbara.

It could take hundreds of years — if not thousands — to reverse decline to ocean fish habitat if warming's not kept below climate targets, according to new research.

Most regional police cars in WA will have new satellite technology to provide constant communications access by the end of next year.

A large dish once used to assist NASA missions from Carnarvon in Western Australia is being refurbished so it can track satellites in geostationary orbit around Earth. 

American multinational Chevron says it will accept recommendations made by the Fair Work Commission to resolve a pay dispute between the company and unions at two of the world's largest gas projects in the Pilbara. 

The evaporative salt and gypsum mining operation, run by one of Carnarvon's largest employers, could be changing hands for just the second time in more than 50 years.

Large bommies made of a stony coral known as porites underpin the World Heritage reef system. It's hoped they can help scientists predict how a warming world will affect the reef's health.

Indonesian restrictions on northern Australian cattle have been lifted, providing relief to pastoralists who want to see export ships organised quickly to clear a livestock backlog.

After hearing a scream, Eric Krins and Maree Pearson did not hesitate to rush to the aid of the 67-year-old woman at a remote WA beach.

The detection of a parasite native to north-west waters has halted development of an oyster industry in Carnarvon, with Australian food company Harvest Road removing its baskets and infrastructure as a result.

It took firefighters longer than expected to cool down 180 damaged gas cylinders and release their contents before reopening the road.

Regional leaders are up in arms following an electoral boundary review set to combine the seats of Moore and North West Central into one electorate, stretching from the Wheatbelt to the Gascoyne.

The beaches around Exmouth and Cape Range National Park are a haven for sea turtles.

Scientists are using deep learning AI to develop new techniques to help monitor marine animal populations in an effort to improve conservation outcomes.

The Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation has fought for years for compensation from iron ore mines in the Pilbara, but may soon be producing renewable energy to sell to those same companies.

Researcher John Totterdell says he has never seen a "100 per cent" all-white humpback whale like the calf spotted by several groups at Ningaloo Reef off WA's north-west coast on Tuesday.

Drones, infrared cameras and the goodwill of volunteers help in the search for a blue heeler who went missing after a remote car rollover near Coral Bay.

The Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura who suffered the destruction of a 46,000-year-old rock shelter by a mining company say debate on WA's new legislation have been sidetracked.

They are about 289 coral species around this coast. But scientists fear not all have been correctly identified.