Fifty new born red handfish are providing hope to scientists to help save the world’s rarest fish.
So you're hitting the beach this summer. Do you know much about the biodiversity you're sharing the surf with? From salps to seagrass, let's deep dive.
Knowing an animal's normal lifespan is hugely important for conservation efforts, but it's harder to find out than you'd think.
Our discovery of how to estimate animal lifespans from DNA has revealed how long woolly mammoths and Neanderthals lived.
Insects are vital to sustaining life on Earth – and their numbers are falling fast. So consider ditching the fly spray and see what you can do to help.
Our scientists will be capturing millions of coral eggs from a coral spawning event at Heron Island to help restore parts of the Great Barrier Reef.
The often-maligned earthworm is vital to the natural world. A study has found climate change could seriously impact them. If it does we’ll all feel the consequences.
Spider wasps are pollinators of beautiful native plants. They’re also body snatchers that parasitise spiders as hosts for their offspring.
Our new research has found wilderness areas act as a buffer against biodiversity extinction risk.
We're working with Indigenous rangers in Cape York to give baby turtles the best chance of making it from nest to ocean.
Forget Spiderman, the real heroes are living in your very own gardens. That’s right, we’re talking about insects.
Researchers on board our RV Investigator are surveying seabirds in the Coral Sea to see which parts of the ocean are used by different species.
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