A thirty year study of the wetlands of eastern Australia has revealed the immense threat posed by reduced water flows to the population of waterbirds.
A strange new species of dolphin, that is said to be over 19-20 million years old, has been found among forgotten fossils kept in the Smithsonian.
The public was asked to name the spider according to its most distinct attributes.
The mission hopes to give us new insights into how the Earth and the solar system responds to the sun.
In the wake of the United State’s exit from the Paris climate deal, scientists say that we have to accept that coral reefs around the world are transforming rapidly and that effective reef governance is essential.
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Researchers have discovered a lagoon system in New Caledonia which has provided a window into how corals may adapt to climate change, however they say this is so no supplement for being proactive in the face of climate change.
A fisherman has escaped an encounter with a 2.5 m, 200 kg Great white shark off the north coast of NSW over the weekend.
The first results from NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter have revealed fascinating new insights into our Solar System’s biggest planet, including Earth-sized cyclones and powerful aurorae.
The 2011 Queensland floods devastated the dugong’s primary food source causing an increase in deaths by starvation. Since then, a number of initiatives on behalf of the government, interest groups and traditional owners have attempted to protect the species from extinction. After six years, we have some good news.