A budget splash to conserve 30% of Australia's lands will save species—if we choose the right 30%
Australia and many other nations agreed to protect 30% of their lands and waters by 2030 to arrest the rapid decline in ...
Australia's environment shows signs of improvement, but ecosystems remain under threat
Australia's environment improved slightly in 2024, marking the fourth consecutive year of above-average conditions, but major ...
Rain gave Australia’s environment a fourth year of reprieve in 2024 – but this masks deepening problems: report
Favourable short-term conditions kept Australia’s environmental scorecard high in 2024 – but long-term problems are worsening ...
Concern for groundwater management as summer heat and drought strain Perth's ecosystems
New research from the University of Western Australia has highlighted the impact of the 2023–24 summer's extreme heat and ...
We combed through old botanical surveys to track how plants on Australia’s islands are changing
Stories of how the data was collected were fascinating. Some people camped on islands for weeks. Some scaled cliffs or jumped ...
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Rare 15 million-year-old fish fossil discovered, stomach shockingly intact
“The discovery of the 15 million-year-old freshwater fish fossil offers us an unprecedented opportunity to understand ...
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Stomach contents preserved after 15 million years in fish fossil
Scientists discovered a 15-million-year-old fish fossil, Ferruaspis brocksi. It has preserved stomach contents and visible ...