New antibiotics need to be developed urgently to combat 12 families of bacteria, the World Health Organisation says, describing these "priority pathogens" as the greatest threats to human health.

The US President says the "war on coal" is over, so what does that mean for the global battle being waged against climate change?

A Benedictine monk working to preserve Islamic manuscripts may at first sound like a contradiction, but for Father Columba Stewart it's a vital mission.

An Australian team of international scientists is hoping to discover whether meltwater is speeding up the disintegration of the Antarctic's glaciers.

Here's the full list of nominees for the Oscars. We'll update it as the winners are announced on Monday (Australian time).