Australia’s once-successful biocontrol agents for rabbits are losing their edge. As destructive populations of feral bunnies ...

A citizen science study has found participants’ mental wellbeing is positively affected, in a variety of ways.

At Taronga Western Plains Zoo, the drama of a safari gives way to something quieter and more urgent, a national effort to return the greater bilby to landscapes it once shaped, and a race to stay ...

Birdwatching is experiencing a renaissance, so we’ve compiled 10 of the best locations in Australia where you can enjoy this popular pastime.

There is a reason wasps are the inspiration for so many sci-fi books and films – many species lay their eggs on, or in, the bodies of other arthropods so their larvae have a nutritious and safe start ...

In 1999, University of Tasmania (UTAS) ecologist Professor Menna Jones travelled to Little Swanport on the state’s east coast to trap Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) for a population study – ...

Northern quoll rediscovered after 80 years, land snails back from extinction in Norfolk Island, and the Antarctic ozone hole ...

Giant dragonflies once roamed Earth’s skies. New research upends the textbook theory of why they went extinct.

Good rainfall across much of Australia in the past year has kept forests healthy. But underneath the ocean waves, it was a ...

It’s no secret our planet is heating up. And here’s the evidence: we’ve just experienced the 11 hottest years on record, with ...

From bolts to blue jets, lightning comes in many strange forms.