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We may be in the middle of an insect mass extinction. The once abundant Rocky Mountain locust was last seen in 1902. Under the Mikheyev Group, Peiyu Yuan used data from a related extant locust species and comparative genomics to identify artifacts in museum data of the Rocky Mountain locust.
Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) have discovered several new species of butterflies and moths in Northern Australia, identifying a conservation stronghold of national and international significance.
Alexandra Catling indulges in her passion for scientific research on a trip to south east Asian forests. And discovers leeches.
Fairy wrens can learn to recognise the alarm calls of other species.
Seaweed plays an important role in coral reef biodiversity, with an important role in the lifecycle of several fishes.
The amazing diversity we see in Australian animal developed early and has slowed considerably in the last 10 million years, say Ian Brennan and Scott Keogh from the ANU Research School of Biology.
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Kate Grarock is an Environmental Scientist, Hiker, Filmmaker, and Keynote Speaker. She loves inspiring people to be as passionate about the environment as she is.
Birds are some of the most colourful organisms on Earth - no wonder they are one of the most studied models in the evolutionary ecology of colour signalling.
Despite only taking up 3% of the world’s total landmass area, the Indo-Australian Archipelago holds a disproportionate amount of biodiversity.
Australia has among the most unique biodiversity in the world, but also the highest historical rate of extinction.
Deciding where to forage must not only account for variation in habitat quality, but also where others might forage.