Science & Environment
Rare ‘purple cauliflower’ coral off NSW coast may be extinct within 10 years
New research shows cauliflower soft coral may become extinct in the next decade unless we urgently protect and restore it.
Tag: extinction
Science & Environment
Scientists raise alarm on 26 species of butterfly at risk of extinction
Scientists have identified the top 26 Australian butterfly species and subspecies at greatest risk of extinction.
Wildlife
The regent honeyeater is forgetting its song as the species dies out
Bird song is passed from one generation to the next, but what happens when a bird is on the brink of extinction?
Science & Environment
Beach-nesting birds are under attack and they need our help
Ecologist Claire Greenwell has dedicated her life to studying fairy terns, an endangered seabird. Now, she’s calling for the protection of other beach-nesting bird under threat.
Science & Environment
Number of shark and rays falls by more than 70 per cent in 50 years
New research conducted with the help of Australian scientists has found oceanic shark and ray numbers have dropped more than 70 per cent in 50 years.
Science & Environment
The road to saving Australia’s regent honeyeaters
The world watches with bated breath as the future of one of our most endangered birds hangs in the balance.
News
An extinct Tasmanian crayfish has been re-discovered
A little-known type of burrowing crayfish thought to be extinct has been spotted by environmental scientists in steep creeks in Tasmania’s rugged west.
News
Doggone it: Tassie tiger skull most similar to wolves, not other Aussie marsupials
New research discovers surprising detail about the thylacine’s evolution.
News
Ecologists capture rare image of critically endangered parrot
The western ground parrot is rarely seen, so, when images such as this emerge, ecologists become hopeful for the species.
History & Culture
What killed off Southeast Asia’s giant hyenas and other megafauna?
It was growing rainforests, not humans, scientists say.