Species

Pest insects, like mosquitoes, are becoming increasingly resistant to insecticides. So how are these genetic invasions threatening pest control?

Larger animals tend to live longer than smaller ones, but within the dog kingdom it pays to be short. Here’s why

Far from being a biodiversity wasteland, urban environments are home to some of Australia’s most threatened species

For hundreds of years we’ve cleared the natural debris that builds up in our waterways, wiping out the habitats and ecologies of river animals in the process. Now a low-tech idea is bringing them back.

We need to think differently about species conservation