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News about the growing ecological crisis may cause people to feel grief and fear. It is understandable to seek relief from these feelings and look for good news. But what if grief is the good news?
Rapidly changing temperatures and sensory environments are challenging the nervous systems of many species. Animals will be forced to evolve to survive.
Giraffes are vulnerable to extinction, mainly due to habitat loss and killing for bushmeat markets. The good news is human actions can alleviate that danger.
Only after a species is identified and listed by taxonomists can it be protected. Yet we still don’t have one globally agreed-upon list of every species. A new 74-nation survey points to the solution.
246 scientists looked at the same data sets and drew very different conclusions.
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to many weird and wonderful seahorses and pipefish. But they’re under threat.
Understanding how animals think, learn and interact with one another can inform the science of ecology, as predator and prey shape their world.
As the climate warms, devastating fires are increasingly likely. The 2020 fires pushed the Southern Rockies beyond the historical average. Is there hope for the Northern Rockies?
More than half of the world’s turtle species are endangered or threatened, and overhunting of wild species is a major cause.
It’s time to reconsider our relationship with the dingo. By collaborating and drawing from both Indigenous and Western knowledge, we can find ways to live in harmony with our apex land predator.
A new study reveals how the geography of global climates influences the rich patterns of species diversity in an ever-changing world.
The new report on alien invasive species doesn’t just concentrate on problems. It also offers solutions.
Setting guidelines for human coexistence with carnivores usually falls to local community leaders. An expert explains why the federal government should step in.
Language is adaptive, self-balancing and evolves with environmental change. Understanding this may be the key to developing more nuanced climate change discourse.
Owls are masterpieces of adaption, having honed their expertise as night predators over millions of years. Two new books delve into the world of these birds and the battle to protect certain species.
What happens when wild native bush rats meet cockroaches they’ve never seen before?
Studying a guillemot colony for 50 years has provided unique insights into how climate change and oil spills affect seabird populations.
Labour, yields, and biodiversity are all elements of agriculture that need to be balanced.
Some animals are finding it harder to detect chemicals they use to communicate.
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Models Theme Leader for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Flinders University
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