Biodiversity
Sciences & Technology
Bushfires are changing the ‘hidden’ understorey in our forests
New research finds that more frequent and intense fires are changing Australia’s forests, but to save the understorey, we need to change our approach
Sciences & Technology
You might find a rare species in your backyard
‘Bioblitz’ events like the City Nature Challenge are advancing science and empowering communities to discover species never seen before in some urban areas
Sciences & Technology
Understanding how fire shapes plants will help protect them
A new approach predicts how plants respond to fire, helping scientists, land managers and the community protect thousands of species from biodiversity loss
Sciences & Technology
Opinion
Victoria’s new habitat law fails to protect a tiny endangered species
A critically endangered wingless stonefly in Australia could face extinction after the government went against scientific advice
Environment
Go Figure
Do you have a chorus of crickets in your backyard? Here’s why
There’s an explosion of crickets and other insects in Melbourne, here’s why we should embrace these swarms as a cycle of nature
Sciences & Technology
A biobank freezes Australian species for the future
By freezing the cells of living animals, researchers and museums are working together to safeguard Australia’s wildlife
Environment
Wheat’s ancient roots of viral resistance
New research finds that the gene that protects wheat from Wheat Yellow Mosaic Virus originated in an ancient wild relative
Sciences & Technology
The burning of Australia’s nature
A new book examines the extent of biodiversity loss caused by Australia’s Black Summer wildfires and what lessons our country must learn
Sciences & Technology
The challenge to discover our plant and fungi species
There are still thousands of Australian plant and fungi species to be described and citizen scientists are contributing to recording our biodiversity
Environment
Saving aquatic insects: We may be looking in the wrong place
Our aquatic insects are at risk of extinction but in understanding why we may need to be looking beyond the quality of the water