The Nullarbor is riddled with wombat and rabbit warrens. How do we know where these semi-subterranean creatures live, and how many there are? The answers come from the sky.
Scientists have confirmed a great white shark found dead on a beach in western Victoria in 2023 was killed by orcas. Their research is also the first confirmed evidence of orcas’ selective eating of shark liver in Australian waters.
Human languages display a pattern known as Zipf’s law. Now, researchers have found the same pattern in whale song.
Australia’s most mysterious marsupials can now be detected using new technology.
The behaviour – witnessed in southern Victoria’s Cape Otway – shows social dynamics between koalas may change when they are forced to live in close quarters.
Before species go extinct, their populations often shrink and become isolated. Healthy populations tend to have a large gene pool with many genetic variants circulating. But the path to extinction erodes genetic diversity, because a species’ gene pool shrinks as the population declines. Losing genetic diversity limits the ability of populations to adapt to threats such as disease and climate change.
A formidable native bird of prey that eats cockatoos for breakfast has been sighted in Central Australia for the first time in three decades.
This extraordinarily successful wildlife rescue story will change your view of spiders.
In a world-first, scientists have unearthed the genetic secrets of Australia’s elusive southern marsupial mole.
One man is on a mission to bring Australia’s second-largest moth back to Darwin.