New research reveals how water containing the antidepressant Prozac affects male guppies, raising concerns about the health of aquatic ecosystems exposed to pharmaceutical pollution.
Invasive alien species become much harder and more expensive to manage as they establish and spread through the landscape, so preventing their arrival is vital.
A study of purple-crowned fairy-wrens offers lessons for fire management along waterways in tropical savanna ecosystems.
Research into the behaviour of the delicate skink has revealed it’s the only Australian lizard to have successfully “invaded” overseas.
A computer simulation program developed to test cane toad management in the virtual world could soon be rolled out in real life.
A long-term global assessment of reptiles has revealed 21% are threatened, but an upside is that others have benefited from the conservation efforts put into other animals such as birds and mammals.
As technology advances, the use of spyware in crime investigation is almost unavoidable, but it raises questions about the threat to privacy, freedom of speech, and civil society.
Canine teeth have evolved in special ways to help each mammal species kill and eat their favourite prey – helping to make them some of nature’s most successful predators.
Giant bird-eating centipedes from Phillip Island, part of the South Pacific’s Norfolk Island group, can kill and eat up to 3700 seabird chicks each year.
“Stranger danger” now lurks less in the streets, and more in adult dating apps, gaming sites and consoles, and social media.
We need to find ways to hold platforms responsible for the potential and actual abuses that take place in the online advertising world.
Some snakes have tough, blunt fangs for cracking crabs, while others have sharp needles for getting a grip on mice.
The Tasmanian tiger's superficial appearance was so similar to a wolf's that European colonists assumed it was a threat, and hunted it to extinction.
Using phage therapy to resensitise a type of bacteria to antibiotics, researchers have found a way to revert antibiotic resistance.
The “Tasmanian tiger” was hunted to extinction based on its perceived size as a predator big enough to take sheep, but new research shows it weighed just 16.7kg.
A breakthrough discovery in a South African cave proves three species of human ancestors lived in the same place at the same time.
What does the world look like if we fail to properly address the impacts of social media on mental health?
With Australia in the grip of devastating bushfires, Indigenous people must be involved in prevention strategies.
Researchers have made a surprising discovery about penguins’ diets after analysing their faeces.
Eco solutions may hold the answer to controlling the spread of the mosquito-borne virus in Malaysia.
Baleen whales were sharp-toothed and ferocious feeders, but have evolved to become gentle filter-feeding giants of the ocean.
We need a shift in our perception of sharks if they're to survive and thrive.
New research shows that medicines have found their way into Melbourne streams – and the creatures that live in them.
The horror and slasher movie genres have experienced a resurgence, but why is it that we enjoy being scared so much?
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