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Designer gum trees bred for city living

Researchers are creating new species of eucalypt to suit Australian urban landscapes.

A 20-million-year old koala skull found at Riversleigh in Queensland represents a new species.

Climate change, not human activity, drove Australia’s megafauna to extinction, says Dr Stephen Wroe.

Flowers attract pollinators via bright colours and beautiful aromas and some resort to trickery in an effort to reproduce.

Captive-bred regent honeyeaters will be released into Victorian forests today to boost wild populations.

Australian scientists produce a draft of the koala genome, which they say will help to conserve the iconic native.

The death of a child in Queensland has prompted a warning about the risks of contact with bats.

Two nature-lovers from Victoria have captured the soundscape of Australia’s largest temperate rainforest.

Cicada wings can kill bacteria and promote cell-growth, new research has revealed.

It may be time for us to reconsider our long love affair with cats, says John Pickrell.