Australia’s most populous state has added Sars to a list of dangerous, communicable diseases, meaning people who might have the deadly virus can be fined or jailed for up to six months if they refuse treatment.

The level of chlorine-based chemicals in the atmosphere is falling and the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica should close within 50 years, scientists in Australia and New Zealand have said.

A STUDY says pollution from industrial nations was one of the possible causes of a devastating African famine that left 1.2 million people dead.

Australian scientists have developed a hi-tech vest that works like a fridge.