Jaw-dropping news on the Tassie tiger
A new study led by Flinders University has flipped the historic narrative about Australia’s thylacine, finding the native apex predator known as the ‘Tasmanian tiger’ was […]
Big changes to Australia’s largest animals reveal mammals are most vulnerable
Over the past 100,000 years, Australia and New Guinea’s large animal communities have been disrupted by extinctions and invasive species, altering entire ecosystems and threatening the […]
Bite-size clue to a lost marsupial
An intriguing native Australian rat-kangaroo, thought to be probably extinct, may still be running around in the inhospitable remote Sturt Stony Desert – and Flinders University […]
Lessons from our ancient past
The extinction of species as diverse as flesh-eating kangaroos, tree-climbing crocodiles and gigantic venomous lizards are just a few examples of the extraordinary prehistoric history of […]
Using AI to save species from extinction cascades
Algorithms can predict what movies or songs you might like, but they can also predict which species a predator would most likely eat. Researchers at Flinders […]
Mixing between species reduces vulnerability to climate change
Genetic diversity is the raw material that enables populations to evolve in response to changes in the environment – essentially, the more diversity the better. Rapid […]
Modelling shows interrupted river flows endanger frogs
Flooding in the Murray-Darling Basin is creating ideal breeding conditions for many native species that have evolved to take advantage of the temporary conditions. Australian scientists […]
Farmers and scientists unite for pint-sized pygmies
Fifty-two pygmy bluetongue lizards have been released on a farm in a southern area of the mid-north, 90km north of Adelaide, as part of a $400,000 […]
Grim prognosis – we’re on track for a ghastly future
An international group of 17 leading scientists have produced a comprehensive yet concise assessment of the state of civilisation, warning that the outlook is more dire […]