Alien invaders

Australia is now home to about 3000 “alien” species of animals, plants, fungi and microbes introduced by human activity, which species are next?

Last stand of the moas

Researchers have found New Zealand’s endangered flightless birds are seeking refuge in the locations where six species of moa last lived before being hunted to extinction by Māori settlers.

Black swan alert

A ‘black swan’ event is an unusual but highly disruptive event and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is now threatening actual black swans and many other Oceanic bird populations on a much wider scale than ever seen before.

Global forests in crisis

Deforestation continues around the world, contributing to climate change as well as biological devastation, and Australia remains one of the world’s worst offenders.

Philanthropy can help Australia meet land protection targets

Australia aims to protect 30 percent of its landscapes by 2030 and harnessing the power of philanthropy through government fund-matching initiatives could help achieve this ambitious target.

Digging deep into soil biology

Researchers in South Australia are digging deep into history of soil biology in the state to gain a better understanding of how the soil microbiome functions to ensure sustainable broadacre farming into the future.

Safe havens for wildlife

In a groundbreaking new article, a coalition of conservationists and researchers have shown how we can protect Earth’s remaining biodiversity by conserving just a tiny percentage of the planet’s surface.

A world on fire

Extreme bushfires have more than doubled in frequency and intensity around the world over the past two decades, according to a global study from the University of Tasmania.

Our plastic oceans

New research from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and the University of Toronto in Canada, estimates up to 11 million tonnes of plastic pollution is sitting on the ocean floor.

Endangered species enter ‘palliative care’

Record numbers of Australian species are entering “palliative care” following a 50% increase in critically endangered animals – the last step before extinction in the wild – in the two-years since the Albanese Government launched its Nature Positive Plan.

Native trees are best for wildlife

Tree-lined streets, while far more attractive than their tree-less counterparts, may provide little benefit for biodiversity or native wildlife if they’re filled with a single species of non-native canopy tree.

How the cockroach conquered the world

German cockroaches – which actually originated in East India – have infested almost the whole world in the last millennium, as anyone who lives in an Australian city will testify.