Outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish can be reduced using household vinegar, as the new control technique becomes available across the Great Barrier Reef.
Australia is home to some of the oldest trees in the world. But how do they live so long?
As the Great Barrier Reef suffers a second wave of mass bleaching, there is a way to get involved.
From luxuries like champagne to the very livelihoods of fishing communities in the developing world – the climate-driven shifts in species will affect us all.
How do they swim? Do they have brains? From notorious box jellyfish to innocuous blubbers, jellyfish are as strange and diverse as they are common.
The category 4 cyclone – the fifth storm of this year’s season, and the strongest so far – buffeted the Queensland coast across a wide area centred on Airlie Beach.
Australia’s animals and plants are already demonstrating their resilience to climate change.
The real impact of a cyclone depends on more than just its category, with important factors including its size, tides and the region it hits. Here are some of the most destructive cyclones in Australia’s history.
We’re in danger of losing the health benefits of soils faster than they are replaced.
From the karri forests of Western Australia to tropical rainforests in Queensland, Australia is spoilt for choice when it comes to forests – and International Day of Forests is a timely reminder of their value.