30 Jul 2021

Age is no barrier when it comes to reproducing for male mosquitofish.

29 Jun 2021

An Australian mammal thought to have been wiped out over 150 years ago can now be crossed off our list of extinct animals, following a new study.

29 Jun 2021

Australia has the world’s worst track record for wiping out mammals, with 34 species declared extinct since European colonisation. But today, we bring some...

24 Jun 2021

A growing global push to halt biodiversity decline, most recently agreed at the G7 on Sunday, leaves Australia out in the cold as the federal government walks...

17 Jun 2021

When animals are hot, they eat less. This potentially fatal phenomenon has been largely overlooked in wild animals, explain researchers from ANU.

26 May 2021

An ecological crisis overshadowed by the threats of mass species extinctions and climate change impacts could be just as serious to ecosystems and human...

29 Apr 2021

Our team of 28 scientists identified the top 26 Australian butterfly species and subspecies at greatest risk of extinction. We also estimated the probability...

8 Apr 2021

We met Professor Nicotra in the Snowy Mountains and asked what she learned from 2020.

18 Mar 2021

In healthy populations, the song of regent honeyeaters is complex and long. But where the population is very small, the song is sadly diminished.

2 Mar 2021

The unusual breeding history of the Earth's largest living lizard - the Komodo dragon - has been laid bare in a new study from The Australian National...

5 Feb 2021

The next time you tuck in to a tikka masala you might find yourself asking a burning question: are spices used in dishes to help stop infection?

2 Feb 2021

Male lyrebirds use clever mimicry to increase their chances of sexual success, according to a new study involving researchers from the ANU Research School of...