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The majestic Eucalyptus regnans stands far above its forest brethren.
Beekeeping cannot depend on a single forage source. This makes the business of ensuring bees have what they need to stay healthy a precarious business.
The impact of plant disease may be reduced if people are made aware of the many pathways for plant-killing microbes -- and why preventing their spread matters to us all.
Eucalyptus oil is useful for lots of things – what if that list also included carbon-neutral aviation fuel? Chemistry suggests it could.
You might think having trees around your home is the worst idea during a bushfire, but some plants can actually help repel fire.
2,000 square km of forest have dropped dead in New South Wales, indicating big changes to the environment.
Invasive pests threaten the world's much-needed planted forests, as trees are declining.
Heat waves, droughts and floods expected under climate change will alter environmental conditions so much that many eucalypts…
Gum trees in the Kalgoorlie region of Western Australia are absorbing gold particles from deep in the soil, and depositing…
Eucalyptus trees in the Kalgoorlie region of Western Australia are drawing up gold particles from the earth and depositing…
Some natural phenomena are so familiar to us that they feature in our lives and culture, yet we know precious little about them. Sometimes we don’t even know how little we know. Take the subject of our…
As Australia gears up for another risky bushfire season this summer, some of its most iconic and valuable forests are at…
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