New research has revealed 100 plant and animal species have become extinct in the past two centuries – a far higher number than previously thought.
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Weather radar archives hold decades of data about the movements of birds and other flying animals.
There's a need to develop new tourism activities at Uluru, especially more educational and immersive experiences that would entail interacting respectfully with traditional owners.
You might have heard of polycystic ovary syndrome, but what about polycystic kidney disease? This genetic disorder sees cysts growing in the kidneys.
Many remote communities in Australia's north rely on bore water. But a new microbiology analysis suggests that the chemistry of untreated water can allow disease-causing bacteria to grow unchecked.
Beijing's view of the rule of law is very different to what most of the rest of the world understands.
On the outskirts of Darwin, small insects are gobbled up by strange plants. Enter the world of the bladderwort.
One of the waste products that your kidneys put into your urine is a chemical called urobilin, and it is yellow.
Pembaruan Daftar Merah IUCN Red List berupaya untuk memetakan sejauh mana keanekaragaman hayati yang telah hilang secara global.
An update of the IUCN Red List attempts to map the real extent of global biodiversity loss.
The endangered Australasian bittern offers a way past the 'farmers vs environmentalist' debate in the Murray-Darling basin.
Most parents know how important it is to read to their child, but not as many know the importance of helping them learn emotional skills. And it's the emotional skills teachers find most important.
The Queensland government has green-lit an updated version of Adani's plan to protect the black-throated finch at its Carmichael mine site, after the earlier plan was branded inadequate.
The Kakadu plum is one of the richest sources of vitamin C of any fruit, and the increasing demand has started creating supply problems.
In the event, the federal election turned out to be more about the economy than the environment. But there are steps the Coalition government can take to help conservation and boost the economy too.
With unusual inflated winged fruits growing on "sickness country", the tree flummoxed local botanists who had not seen anything like it before.
Jadi bukti menyebutkan bahwa eksploitasi komersial reptil liar ternyata dapat menjaga populasi, bukannya memusnahkan mereka.
When small regional communities see economic value in animals like snakes and crocodiles, people are motivated to invest in their protection.
Tasmania wasn't the only part of Australia that burned in January. The remote interior near Alice Springs saw a huge blaze, worsened by invasive buffel grass.
Australia is losing mammals faster than any other country, as well as plenty more plants and animals besides. Extinction is theft from future generations – it's time to treat it as such.
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Professor, Indigenous Social Research, Charles Darwin University
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Associate Professor / ARC Future Fellow, Charles Darwin University
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science and Ecology, Charles Darwin University
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Research Institute for Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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Honorary Fellow at Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University
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Senior Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research
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University Fellow in Law, Charles Darwin University
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Professor (conservation biology), Charles Darwin University
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Professor, Charles Darwin University
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Associate professor, Charles Darwin University
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PhD Candidate, Charles Darwin University
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Research Fellow, Charles Darwin University
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Senior Research Fellow in conservation biology, Charles Darwin University
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PhD Candidate, Charles Darwin University
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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
