A regional property previously home to wine grapevines has been transformed into a sanctuary for the nationally threatened regent parrot in South Australia's Riverland.

For the first time in 150 years, kiwi once again live in the hills surrounding Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. More than 250 manu (“birds” in the Māori language) were successfully translocated back ...

Octavius, a 50-year-old farmer of kratom and cacao, said the money helps him afford college educations for his children.

New article offers historical overview of the organization, the infrastructure, its services and the global community underpinning it... Celebrating 25 years of GBIF, a new article published in…

Current debates over bird names—particularly recent initiatives in North America to replace eponyms—highlight that naming is not merely a technical act of classification, but a practice embedded in hi...

Trust in eDNA is fundamentally relational. Survey results show that experience increases perceived validity and usefulness while transforming skepticism into more nuanced evaluation, highlighting the....

A fish passageway allowing fish to travel upstream into the Menindee Lakes has reopened for the final season of its three-year trial, as low water levels and poor water quality raise concerns about another potential fish kill in the Darling-Baaka this summer.

Only two countries experienced greater extreme weather-related economic losses than Australia last year, an annual study of global economic climate risk has found.

Abstract. Plant parasitism is a widespread lifestyle found throughout the plant kingdom that plays important roles in ecology and agriculture. Parasitic pl

The two new species are in the same genus and are both winged and more than 10cm long.

Award-winning novelist celebrates late partner’s love of birds with gift to establish the Graeme Gibson chair in avian biology

A $1-million gift from Margaret Atwood in honour of her longtime partner will create the Graeme Gibson Chair in Avian Biology at Western.

The scientific community in Philadelphia and concerned neighbors are calling on Drexel University to keep the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia’s public-facing museum open beyond their impos...

A study on the impact of chytrid fungus disease in Royal National Park frogs raises questions about regulation of coalmine wastewater.

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An online platform removed 257 papers written or co-written by the University of Chicago’s Nicholas Polson after other academics raised questions.

Land hermit crabs and cockroaches may help disperse the seeds of Balanophora fungosa, adding another surprising twist to the unusual ecology of these parasitic plants.

New video captures a sighting of the elusive bird in its grassy home in the remote Great Sandy Desert during the day.