A WA musician who turned his love of gardening into songs about composting and growing vegetables has seen his musical efforts bear fruit, playing the big stage at the Glastonbury Festival and having his music pushed by the United Nations.

February 10 is World Umbrella Day, an occasion not typically marked by raucous celebrations but one always remembered in Melbourne's east.

Once driven by social responsibility and the dream of affordable housing for all, architects now favour profits over people, architectural theorist Reinier de Graaf says.

Researchers say the concentration of plastic waste in the European Arctic is now comparable or even higher than in more urban and populated areas.

Tasmania's prime convict-era farm at Longford near Launceston gets a new visitor centre, with galleries and a restaurant, to attract more tourists and secure its future.

Software that allows people to easily swap the faces of celebrities is being used to make pornography, prompting bans on some websites.

A lawyer representing a man accused of a foiled terrorist attack on an express train bound for Paris speaks out against a film by Clint Eastwood depicting the incident.

Bottles of tears, runoff from sprinklers, even amniotic fluid are among the samples you donated for a new public display of what water means to our lives.

Stop fretting and start writing: New Yorker veteran and writing teacher John McPhee shares his favourite writing tips, alongside four Australian authors.

Remnants of the 130-tonne, 250-metre-long toxic mass of sewage, fat, grease and rubbish found clogging a sewer last year go on display at the Museum of London to preserve a symbol of contemporary history.