Conservation

New modelling shows that as noise from shipping and other human activities surges, whales will find it increasingly harder to successfully migrate

A critically endangered wingless stonefly in Australia could face extinction after the government went against scientific advice

A new study explores how bushfires and land clearing are influencing the environmental preferences of some of Australia’s unique reptiles

By freezing the cells of living animals, researchers and museums are working together to safeguard Australia’s wildlife

Coral reef restoration needs a set of coral species with traits that, combined, underpin resilience, persistence, and ecosystem services

The discovery of clusters of two types of bacteria in the tentacles of corals sheds light on their role in coral reef health

New research into the embryo health of captive bred Southern Corroboree frogs may help their survival and guide conservation efforts

For the last year, Grimwade Conservation Services has been conserving Loong 龍, the oldest intact Imperial processional dragon in the world

Conserving wildlife with breeding programs doesn’t help threatened species to adapt, but synthetic biology may be able to bring protection by adapting genetics

Researchers have sequenced the genome of the eastern quoll, and it may lead to improved breeding programs in the bid to re-establish the animal on the Australian mainland