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The pest is history! Put your knowledge to the test

Do you know your rabbits from your 'river rabbits'? What does lantana look like? Take our biocontrol quiz and put your pesty knowledge to the test!

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Smut to the rescue

Our scientists are releasing a smut fungus. It's a new biocontrol for a weed called wandering trad, which is smothering our forests and clogging waterways.

A warning for wine-lovers: climate change is messing with your favourite tipple’s timing

While the much-derided “latte set” are stereotyped as the biggest worriers about climate change, it’s the chardonnay crowd who are acutely feeling its effects.

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Faster food is all about the TraNSIT

Like your food? Reducing transport costs for the agricultural community can benefit all of us.

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Here are seven things to know about tropical cyclones

But as Queensland and the Northern Territory respond to Tropical Cyclone Trevor, and Western Australia to Tropical Cyclone Veronica, we’ve got some answers to a few questions you may have about cyclones.

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Dealing with ants, cockroaches and flies around house without chemical sprays

Do you freak out if you spot critters scuttling across the kitchen floor? Before you reach for the insecticide spray, let us tell you about another way ...

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Sniffing out solutions: Detection dogs are helping threatened species

Detection dogs are being trained to help threatened species like koalas. Our Atlas of Living Australia team is creating surveys and handling the doggy data.

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Our favourite photos of your backyard beauties

We asked for your best nature photos, and you delivered! We've chosen six of our favourite shots, including a slender snake and a bejewelled beetle ...

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The human realm: the moving finale of Magical Land of Oz

The fish, the fox and the penguin: three of the weird and wonderful species from the final episode of Magical Land of Oz.

Krill for their fill: How climate change could affect whales and their favourite food

New research reveals how climate change could influence future krill abundance and whale populations in the Southern Hemisphere.

Eighteen countries showing the way to carbon zero

Reducing emissions doesn't have to conflict with a growing economy, as these 18 developed nations show.

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Three land-loving animals from our Magical World of Oz

Meet the creatures from episode 2 of the ABC's new nature doco series, Magical Land of Oz. And find out how you can help us protect our native fauna.

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