Indigenous fire management began more than 11,000 years ago, new research shows
Modern scientific techniques have provided unprecedented insights into how an Indigenous fire regime reduced risk and increased resources.
Modern scientific techniques have provided unprecedented insights into how an Indigenous fire regime reduced risk and increased resources.
The fifth mass coral bleaching event in eight years has been confirmed on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR).
Saving wildlife as the world changes means taking calculated risks.
The Australian continent is now geologically stable. But volcanic rocks, lava flows and a contemporary landscape dotted with extinct volcanoes show this wasn’t always the case.
A tiny foe threatens Australian beekeepers’ livelihood, our food supply and the national economy.
It’s the news conservationists have been expecting, but dreading. The avian influenza H5N1 virus has reached mainland Antarctica.
The best specimen ever recovered of the extremely rare night parrot is now on public display at Western Australian Museum – and it’s already led to a scientific breakthrough that can help save the species.
After the memorable collapse of Australia’s largest soft plastic recycling program REDcycle in late 2022, a new scheme is emerging. It’s remarkably similar, albeit on a much smaller scale.
Australia is in the grip of an escalating extinction crisis. Since colonisation, 100 native plant and animal species have become formally listed as extinct due to human activities. The actual number is undoubtedly far higher.
Detailed satellite mapping of the world’s reefs has revealed there is more coral reef area across the globe than previously thought – information that’s aiding conservation efforts of these environments.