Our plant species are pickier about their preferred temperature range than you would expect. That means many will have to move south, seeking cooler climes.
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Millions of years ago, widespread volcano eruptions in eastern Australia buried entire forests. Today, these time capsules reveal stunningly fossilised plants.
Today, these plants are iconic to the Australian bush. But banksias and their many relatives originated in far-away shores 130 million years ago.
It might surprise you to know we share our cities and towns with a huge range of native animals. But dog and cat poo can signal to wildlife that predators are about and they should stay away.
Whether riding on the feathers of birds or evolving on Gondwana, Australia’s plants got here in very different ways
Many gardeners worry these large larvae might damage plants. But before you squish them, read this.
Our study found it wasn’t cafes with access to sugar-rich food that led to more miner aggression. In fact, gardens were where we recorded the highest amount of aggressive behaviour.
A single seagrass plant in Shark Bay is around 4,500 years old, covers 200 square kilometres of seabed, and thrives in harsh conditions.
When a plant is stressed, it mobilises its resources and often converts its starch reserves back to sugar. As soon as this happens, the stressed plant becomes sweeter than its healthier neighbours.
A new study of how stinging tree venom causes intense agony may help uncover new ways to manage pain.
Three quarters of WA’s Stirling Ranges national park now experience fire cycles twice as frequent as species recovery rates.
In NSW, honeybees are listed as a key threatening process to biodiversity.
The current state of our climate shouldn’t be dismissed as a ‘new normal’. The hard truth is many of our ecosystems will not recover from the damage.
Despite the optimistic name, the showy everlasting only has three wild populations in Australia. But a West Australian public school has stepped up to help grow vital new seeds.
Red gums connect the continental fringes of Australia with its arid heart, marching along waterways.
What grows everywhere and looks good doing it? Clematis aristata.
Wander in the dark forest and you might spot the radioactive glow of the ghost fungus.
Spinifex grass is a (slightly ugly) Aussie battler that keeps on giving.
Grass trees are wonderfully odd. They fit no neat definition, and can live up to 600 years.
The Bunya pine is a unique and majestic Australian tree that commands respect.
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Tomas Remenyi is a Friend of The Conversation.
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