Hydroponic systems for edible indoor gardens.

Weighing in at more than four times the sun’s bulk yet emitting no detectable light, an invisible object is almost certainly a black hole, researchers reported Wednesday in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Most strikingly, it sits just 1,000 light years from our solar system, closer than any other known black hole.

It's unusually late for the polar vortex to be this weak, but that's leading to some bizarre weather.

A new union-released report accuses Qantas of downplaying the risks of coronavirus before an outbreak at Adelaide Airport — but the airline has denied any wrongdoing.

Labor argues fresh details of emails between the offices of Scott Morrison and now-former cabinet minister Bridget McKenzie show the Prime Minister had personal involvement in approving a list of successful clubs under the much maligned community sports grants scheme.

Even compared to some of the success stories around the globe, Australia still has a relatively flat curve. Here are the approaches being taken by the other "first movers".

The squabbling over an empty federal seat shows why the National Party remains a problem for Scott Morrison as he plots his post-coronavirus agenda, writes Laura Tingle.

The Federal Opposition Leader accuses Scott Morrison of misleading Federal Parliament over the sports rorts saga, saying Bridget McKenzie was made a "scapegoat" over the affair.

Venezuela's Chief Prosecutor Tarek Saab requests the detention and extradition of US military veteran Jordan Goudreau and two Venezuelans accused of involvement in a failed armed incursion earlier this week.

A new report has found climate change is having some unexpected consequences for people living in the Asia Pacific region.

Politicians, scientists, business leaders and artists will take part in the five-day public reading of a more than 500-page landmark climate change report this week.

Climate experts say the way Australia chooses to rebuild its economy after the COVID-19 pandemic will seal its climate change fate.

SUGAR has been found to shorten the lives of flies, prompting fears a diet rich in the sweet stuff could also be reducing our own longevity.

Falling demand for electricity caused by the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic could leave WA's main electricity system at risk of a solar power overload within months, experts have warned.

In what appears to be a lax enforcement by China of UN sanctions, North Korean vessels — some carrying illicit coal shipments — are seen anchored in Chinese waters last year in photos from a UN report.

Uluru in 2020 is a rare sight for Mutitjulu local Verna Wilson, who is taking her kids out to see parts of Kata Tjuta National Park that are typically bustling with tourists.

The Federal Government has thrown airline Regional Express a funding lifeline to continue servicing airports in regional Australia during the ongoing pandemic.

Police and paramedics are at the scene of a fatal industrial accident at Truro north of Adelaide, where a man has been killed.

The live cattle trade out of northern Australia has its biggest price crash since 2011, with key markets such as Indonesia and Vietnam struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kimberley tourism operators brace for "18 months of pain" as COVID-19 decimates the northern tourist season.

A new report has ranked disdain for scientific knowledge as one of humanity's biggest threats, alongside climate change, nuclear war, and artificial intelligence.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau releases a preliminary report into the mid-air collision near Mangalore in Victoria that killed four people in February.

Since the 1970s, the Degenhardts dreamed of retiring to Gerroa. Their dream became a reality — but retirement got tougher this month when they were told their supposedly guaranteed monthly income would not be paid until July due to coronavirus.

Perth Airport is using heavy machinery and company vehicles to block a number of Virgin Australia aircraft from taking off over what it says are $16 million in unpaid debts.