species

A rare “bum-breathing” turtle found in a single river system in Queensland has suffered one of its worst breeding seasons…

A major new report on New Zealand’s environment has revealed a worrying outlook for its unique species and highlighted declining…

Last year, a colleague of Diego Cardeñosa sent the international shark trade researcher a few pieces of shark fin taken…

A new species of fossil from 444 million years ago that has perfectly preserved insides has been affectionately named ‘Sue’…

Humans are driving biodiversity loss among all species across the planet, according to a synthesis of more than 2,000 studies.…

Controversial legislation to protect the Tasmanian salmon industry has passed parliament after the government guillotined debate to bring on a…

Twenty-three people have been hospitalised with serious fire ant stings amid a surge in reports of the invasive pest in…

Australia’s leading environment organisations have abruptly suspended advertising campaigns attacking the Coalition’s plan to introduce nuclear power and are instead…

On first inspection, the Cuban blue-headed quail dove doesn’t look like much: drab brown feathers, a slender beak, a pronounced…

Before he was abruptly fired last month, Derek Copeland worked as a trainer at the US Department of Agriculture’s National…