Helicopters, oyster boats and barges called in to save rare raptors from extinction
Artificial nesting platforms are installed at key coastal sites across South Australia to help the eastern osprey breed after the population dropped to just 50 pairs of birds.
Magpie swooping is 'actually pretty rare' — and there are steps you can take (and avoid) to reduce the risk
Brisbane City Council has fielded almost 2,500 reports of swooping birds in the last three years. Numbers are down — but that doesn't necessarily mean it is happening less.
'Vegan Dracula' fish excites scientists after discovery in Queensland waterways
The finding bucks the belief that lamprey fish live in cold climates and gives researchers hope the species could be resistant to climate change.
'Giant' spiders 'check all the boxes for public hysteria', but experts say there's more to Joro spiders
Swarms of giant spiders invading one of the world's largest cities sounds like the stuff of horror movies — the reality is less scary.
Newly protected reserve on former outback cattle station home to 37 species found nowhere else in the world
Unique species of fish, snails, and crustaceans have existed on this isolated property in Western Queensland since the dinosaur age when it was deep under water as part of the Eromanga Sea.
On the planet's most remote continent, a deadly virus is leaving a 'trail of destruction' that has scientists on edge
A deadly strain of avian influenza has breached the world's most remote continent. Scientists say it's only a matter of time before it reaches Australia.
In a forest in Melbourne's east, Daisy is drawn to the smell of something barely bigger than a grain of rice
Daisy is thought to be the only dog in the world using her nose to save a critically endangered mushroom.
Red handfish released back into wild in successful program
More than a dozen red handfish have been released back into the wild in successful rescue program to save them from a heatwave.
Think snakes are scary? These lizards have evolved to make snakes the snack
Snakes and lizards in the Australian outback are locked in a battle of survival. Which is predator and which is prey comes down to strategies they've evolved to resist deadly venom, a study suggests.
Lovingly known as 'Mr Wine', the world's oldest-known wombat about to turn 35
Found as an orphan in Tasmania in 1989, Wain the wombat — also known as Mr Wine — is shuffling toward his mid-30s at a zoo in Japan, exceeding the average age of his wild counterparts by an estimated 20 years.
'No April Fools joke!' Rare pic of blind mole captured in outback
Most Australians will never have heard of the kakarratul, an elusive silky mole that burrows in the desert and has no eyes. Now a growing threat is shrinking its habitat.
Native animals that survived 'horrific' Victorian bushfire now facing increased threat from predators
Six weeks on from a bushfire that ripped through 22,000 hectares of land west of Ballarat, wildlife carers say the impact on already stressed wildlife is heartbreaking.
How three Brisbane housemates discovered their backyard was a biodiversity hotspot
In 2020, at the height of COVID lockdown, three housemates decided to see how many animals lived in their house and backyard. What they found surprised them.
The story of 'Giganto', the world's largest ape, and why it disappeared forever
For two million years, Gigantopithecus blacki roamed the forests of what is now southern China. A new study claims to discover when — and why — it went extinct.
White shark numbers are increasing but breeding mystery puzzles scientists
It is the elusive "holy grail" for shark documentary filmmakers, but to date nobody has seen great whites mating, nor do researchers know where they give birth.
'Lesser of two evils': Return of Murray mouth dredging met with mixed emotions after floods
Dredgers at the River Murray mouth were halted for the first time in six years when floodwaters arrived in 2022. But now they're back in action in what irrigators and scientists see as an unfortunate necessity in this unique ecosystem.
Increasing numbers of leopard seals visiting SA beaches from Antarctica leaves researchers stumped
More leopard seals have been recorded on SA beaches annually in the past five years compared to the previous 30 years, but no one knows why.
Dead fish at River Torrens weir unlikely to have been killed by toxins, biologist says
Clusters of dead carp spotted near Adelaide's Torrens weir are likely the result of last week's heavy rain higher up in the catchment area, rather than anything more noxious in the water, a biologist says.
A 'living shoreline' of saltmarsh and oyster beds is working to protect this town, naturally
In low-lying Narooma on the New South Wales south coast, an award-winning initiative is creating a "self-healing" barrier against erosion and rising sea levels.
Researchers hope DNA will unlock the key to saving endangered gum tree from extinction
Sydney Botanic Gardens experts conduct genetic testing to help restore the only population of river red gums east of the Great Dividing Range.
'Irreversible, catastrophic impacts': UN warns humanity must act now to survive
A United Nations report warns the world is "perilously close" to triggering tipping points that could have "irreversible, catastrophic impacts for people and the planet" — but it's not too late to act.
Scientists tracking 'mystical, ghost-like' bird for first time in hope of learning its secrets
Researchers are now studying the movements of the elusive and endangered Australian painted-snipe after a "sleep deprived" stake-out lasting several days in regional New South Wales.
Gagged and grief-stricken, yet defiant: Ecologists and climate scientists reveal devastating culture of suppression
The beauty and wonder of the natural world is what keeps scientists like Dana Bergstrom fighting to protect it. She's one of many who say speaking out comes at a cost but not speaking up can take an even greater personal toll.
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analysis:With fly season underway in Australia, get to know our most common species and how to keep them away
Early warm weather has triggered a bumper season for Australia's 30,000 fly species. So who are these curious insects, and how should we think about their presence in our lives?
Major milestone in bid to reintroduce frog species flooded out more than 50 years ago
There is excitement among a group of ecologists in north-east Victoria who have been working for nearly eight years to reintroduce an endangered frog species.