Conservation

Environment

'Videogame ecology’ can help us understand the climate crisis in our forests

New research is using computer game models to ‘challenge’ Australian plant species to survive future climate and fire scenarios

Environment

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Q&A

Q&A: How a ‘pooter’ is helping endangered grasshoppers find new homes

Translocation is helping protect the endangered Key’s Matchstick Grasshopper and enhancing ecosystems in south-eastern Australia

Environment

How whales struggle to navigate in a sea of noise pollution

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

Sciences & Technology

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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

Sciences & Technology

Reptiles are helping us better understand threats to Australia’s biodiversity

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

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

Restoring coral reefs by hedging our bets

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

Environment

For coral, teamwork makes the dream work

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

Sciences & Technology

Captive breeding to prevent extinction

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

Arts & Culture

Conserving the world’s oldest processional dragon

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