ABC Environment

Sara Phillips | 3 Sep 2010

Imhotep might have been the first to document it. An Egyptian surgeon who lived around 3000 BC, he is thought to be the original author of the "Edwin Smith" papyrus. In this ancient textbook (named after its discoverer) is the first known mention of cancer.

Opinion

Greens and rural independents could be new 'odd couple'

| 02 Sep 10

Balance-bias battle of climate science coverage

| 03 Sep 10

Editor's Choice

Part of the Great Barrier Reef reflects on the underside of the ocean's surface

Oceans on brink of mass extinction: study

Science Online | 03 Sep 10

Climate change, over-fishing and other human impacts have pushed the oceans to the brink of a mass extinction that could take tens of millions of years to recover from, an Australian scientist says.

The first day of Spring in WA

ABC Perth | 03 Sep 10

In Defence of the Flying Fox

Catalyst | 02 Sep 10

Scientists cross with tick

The World Today | 03 Sep 10

Just In

04 Sep 10

Brumby urged to reconsider power upgrade

04 Sep 10

Wild weather continues to batter SA

04 Sep 10

Uncontrolled fires destroy 'paradise of diversity'

04 Sep 10

Plan for travellers' body heat to warm homes

04 Sep 10

Strong earthquake hits New Zealand

04 Sep 10

Taiwan-Sydney flight grounded over 'bomb threat'

03 Sep 10

Dam threatens to burst in wild SA weather

03 Sep 10

Govt red tape blamed for cheap housing group's demise

Audio

Union cites desal project 'pressure'

Martin O'Malley of the construction union tells 891 ABC unrealistic demands are being imposed by the South Australian Government for completion of Adelaide's desalination plant.

News Audio | 30 Aug 10

Wong vs Joyce on water policy

A debate on water policy between federal Water Minister Penny Wong and the Coalition's water spokesman Barnaby Joyce has gone ahead by telephone on ABC Radio in Adelaide.

News Audio | 05 Aug 10

Tornado whips through Penola

Wattle Range councillor Peter Muller talks to Tim Gerritsen about the tornado which hit Penola in SA at dusk on Saturday and the huge clean-up to follow.

News Audio | 02 Aug 10

Wong says climate policy needs consensus

Climate Change Minister Penny Wong says the Government is keen to engage the community on climate change policy. She denies the idea is a means to delay action on climate change and says the real difference between Labor and the Coalition is that Tony Abbott does not believe in g ...

News Audio | 23 Jul 10

Greens say no to Roxby expansion

The Greens are at odds with Labor over uranium mining. BHP wants to expand its Olympic Dam mine in South Australia to become the world's biggest uranium mine, but the South Australian Labor Government says the Greens' policy against uranium would kill off the plan.

News Audio | 22 Jul 10

Murray-Darling delay angers irrigators

Irrigators are angry after the Murray-Darling Authority announced it would defer the release of its draft plan for the river system until the end of August, after the federal election.

News Audio | 20 Jul 10