Assessing the cost of biological invasions
A global database set up by scientists to assemble data on the economic cost of biological invasions in support of effective government management strategies has grown […]
Ancient pathogens risk eroding ecosystems
Climate change could hasten the release of ‘time-travelling’ pathogens from melting permafrost and ice that have been trapped for millennia. Their emergence increases threats to the […]
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 […]
New insights on whale shark tourism
Increasing opportunities for up-close encounters with sharks and other animals are making wildlife tourism one of the fastest growing tourism sectors – leading Australian ecology experts […]
Massive economic costs of biological invasions
Biological invasions are a major threat to ecosystems, biodiversity, and human well-being, resulting in ecosystem degradation and causing economic costs in the multi-trillions of euros globally. […]
Young red kangaroos grow up quickly where dingoes lurk
New research shows that young red kangaroos protected by the dingo-proof fence in Australia take more time to grow up than their counterparts on the other […]
Keeping babies alive will lower population growth
New research showing high infant mortality rates are contributing to an incessant rise of the global human population supports arguments for greater access to contraception and […]
Remapping superhighways travelled by first Australians
New research has revealed that the process of ‘peopling’ the entire continent of Sahul — the combined mega continent that joined Australia with New Guinea when […]
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 […]