Birds shrinking, plants dying, some insects thriving due to climate change
Researchers have observed numerous examples of climate change already affecting Australian plants and animals, including…....
Magpies dominance set to continue: scientific study
Magpies are remarkably adaptable to pressure across wide areas of Australia. That is the finding…....
Ten years of forest restoration in the Upwey Corridor, Dandenong Ranges
Over the past 10 years, Friends of Ferny Creek have led a successful ongoing restoration…....
A burning issue: Forest fires make more fires
The most comprehensive analysis ever performed of fires in the Australian Alps has revealed that…....
Students bee good, not waspish, in citizen science projects
Students aged seven to 17 have helped scientists better understand the urban habitats for bees,…....
Could dingoes follow the Tasmanian tiger to extinction?
The persecution of dingoes has reduced their distribution and could accelerate the demise of this…....
Australia’s nature strategy needs a bolder, science-based vision
Representatives of Australia’s peak professional ecological body, the Ecological Society of Australia, are deeply concerned…....
Deakin study shows fire is dingo’s friend but fox’s foe
Fire and dingoes could be the dynamic duo that hold the key to helping stop…....
Bringing nature back to cities
There are many benefits of bringing nature back into urban areas, but new research shows…....
Imminent collapse of mountain ash forest: choose paper or possum
Mountain ash forest in south-eastern Australia will almost certainly collapse in the next 50 years,…....
The sounds of nature captured in world’s first national acoustic observatory
Ecologists and computer scientists have joined forces to map the sounds of the landscape. They…....
Stunning photos capture Australian nature in action
The Ecological Society of Australia has announced its 2016 Photo Competition winners at its annual…....