Biodiversity
Genetically pure dingoes face extinction
Dingoes are often reviled by farmers, but their interbreeding with domestic dogs could send them to extinction.
Science & Environment
Astronomers catch a planet being born
Grainy images of a distant star may help confirm a theory of planet birth more than 300 years old.
Biodiversity
Say goodbye to Sydney’s colony of bats
A huge colony of 22,000 flying foxes will be evicted from Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens after a lost court appeal.
Australia
The Daintree: Land before time
In Queensland’s humid expanse of the Daintree, you can get a taste of how Australia used to be.
Nature & Wildlife
Can we use native plants to predict floods?
Ecologist Dr Matt Prescott describes how native plants can be harbingers for extreme weather events.
Biodiversity
Cassowaries hit hard by cyclone aftermath
Endangered cassowaries are struggling to find food in the wake of last week’s Cyclone Yasi.
Nature & Wildlife
Detention centre threatens endangered parrot
A population of Carnaby’s cockatoos may have their habitat destroyed if a detention centre goes ahead.
Climate
Rare ‘shining’ clouds linked to climate change
Rare noctilucent, or ‘shining at night’ clouds have been captured by a NASA researcher.
Nature & Wildlife
Floodgates open at Wivenhoe Dam
Water is still pouring towards Brisbane from the Wivenhoe Dam, but at a lower rate than earlier in the week.
Science & Environment
NASA spots Earth-sized rocky planet
A small, Earth-like rocky planet has been discovered orbiting the Kepler-10 star, 560 light-years away.