Australia needs to urgently prioritize state and national conservation policies, according to a new study, with the findings ...

Ants evolved from wasps, and Nothomyrmecia is thought to be the most wasp-like of all ant species alive today. It is related to Australian endemic bulldog ants (of the genus Myrmecia), but is more ...

Australia’s endemic gardens are unlike any on Earth, bursting with species found nowhere else. Wildflowers like the kangaroo paw, banksia, and wattle dazzle with their colors and forms.

Australia has already lost more than 100 endemic species in the past three centuries, placing it at the forefront of the global extinction crisis. The Australian Government has made a commitment ...

Plant scientist Rebecca Jones recommends planting the heat-tolerant Risdon peppermint, which is currently found only on ...

Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin When she was given the green light to carry out dolphin research in 2007 after the Australian ...

Other endemic species, such as the Kangaroo Island dunnart ... But the same rain that revived landscapes across Australia now poses a threat in other parts of the country. Mother koala and her ...

Endemic to the waters off south ... so critically by the early 1990s that the Australian government placed a complete protection on the species. Pollution and habitat loss have also hurt their ...

The platypus is one of Australia’s most beloved species—and, seemingly, one of its most resilient. Even as many of the continent’s native fauna declined or disappeared throughout the 20th ...