Some A$13 billion in taxpayer dollars and 30 years of policy reform have failed to arrest the devastating decline in the health of Australia’s most important river system, researchers argue.
Researchers from Sydney’s Macquarie University have discovered cane toad tadpoles are cannibalistic and can help stop the spread of their fellow toads if they remain in their pre-metamorphosis state.
A man scouring Google Earth found a mysterious scar in the Australian outback – and now scientists know what caused it.
How can we stop Australia’s freshwater fish species from going extinct?
A mega study involving over 100 scientists has uncovered some startling findings into how the megafires that tore through Australia’s forests in 2019-2020 impacted animals and plants.
This is the titan arum. It’s a plant that makes news whenever it flowers in a botanic garden around the world. It’s sometimes called a lily, but it’s an arum, a genus not closely related to true lilies.
Australia is enduring harsher fire seasons, more ocean heatwaves and sea-level rise.
Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) and CSIRO have used genomic analysis to reconstruct the evolutionary tree of more than 300 darkling beetle species.
CSIRO has partnered with Murdoch University to launch the Bioplastics Innovation Hub (BIH), to help fast-track the development of biologically derived, compostable plastics.
Bushwalking is a hobby most Australians are fond of, but there was a time when women weren’t allowed to take part in these treks – until some trailblazers decided to take a hike.