The Great Barrier Reef is at risk of being damaged beyond repair with mass bleaching underway for the second year running, according to new research published today.
The stars are alive with the sound of music – and astronomers are detecting their characteristic notes to uncover valuable new insights.
A new study has found Aboriginal Australians settled the continent in one quick sweep and have remained in the same regions for almost 50,000 years.
Researchers believe a newly discovered species of Australian tick is at risk of extinction due to its preference for one critically endangered marsupial.
The arrival of 21 Bellinger River snapping turtles at Taronga Zoo brings hope – along with some very cute photos.
Our current understanding of how stars evolve is a “cornerstone of astronomical science” – but a new finding could send scientists back to the drawing board.
The new joey quokka is a happy sign after fires almost wiped out the local population in 2015.
A crowd-funding campaign is aiming to boost numbers of Norfolk Island green parrots after a rough few decades – being brought back from the brink of extinction not once, but twice.
JunoCam has captured the highest resolution image of a turbulent Jupiter cloudscape ever taken.
The Food Safety Information Council has warned people not to pick or eat wild mushrooms as deathcap mushrooms come into season.