Scientists say a survey of the Western Australian coast after an intense marine heatwave has revealed “heartbreaking” levels of bleaching among centuries-old coral structures. As […]
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Federal funding for yellow crazy ant program near Wet Tropics hangs in balance
A program aimed at protecting some of Australia’s oldest tropical rainforest from one of the world’s worst invasive ant species is due to run out […]
Massive school of salmon spotted off Cheynes Beach in southern Western Australia
Like clockwork, massive schools of thousands of salmon arrive on Australia’s southern coastline each autumn. This school, filmed near Cheynes Beach on Western Australia’s south […]
Citizen scientists called upon to help count Australia’s iconic koalas
Australia’s national science agency has called on citizens to record koala sightings to help build the most accurate national population count of the iconic marsupial. […]
‘Alien invasion’: researchers identify which exotic animals may soon hitchhike into Australia
Australia is renowned for its native flora and fauna, but did you know the continent is also home to about 3,000 “alien” species of animals, plants, fungi […]
UNESCO SAYS AUSTRALIA MUST DO MORE ON CLIMATE & TREE CLEARING TO PROTECT THE REEF
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today released new video which shows the world heritage status of the Great Barrier Reef is seriously threatened after […]
Australia’s climate targets are in line with the Paris Agreement, a global effort to combat climate change
The Paris Agreement is an international accord aimed at mitigating climate change by limiting global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius and pursuing efforts […]
Storms bring heat reprieve to Ashmore and Scott reefs but scientists fear for long-term future
One of Australia’s most remote coral reef systems has escaped the brunt of a recent global heat stress event that hit other marine ecosystems hard, although scientists still […]
Map shows Australia before humans arrived
Bigger. Greener. Teeming with exotic life. This is what Australia looked like 75,000 years ago. And when the first hunter-gatherers crossed the narrow strait from […]
LETTER TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO CLOSE THE CLIMATE GAP ON OUR NATURE LAWS
A group of leading marine scientists have written to Prime Minister Albanese with an urgent plea to heed the science and reject new coal and […]