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This elusive animal hunts in the dim light of dawn and dusk, making it difficult to observe and hard to count. One of the few ways to survey them is by laying nets, pictured here.

An Australian icon, the platypus is struggling — and scientists still lack answers

Paul Harvey 20 May 2026
A controlled burn in north east Victoria over the autumn period to reduce fuel load for summer fires. Photo: Michael Reid

Australia’s declining tree health is a slow-burning crisis (commentary)

Michael Reid, Ted Alter 5 May 2026
A palm cockatoo in a tree

Conservation win as first palm cockatoo chick fledges from artificial hollow in Australia

Megan Strauss 24 Mar 2026

Tropical forests in Australia are emitting more carbon than they capture: Study

Liz Kimbrough 23 Dec 2025
A whale shark near Ningaloo Reef off western Australia.

Whale shark hotspot discovered along the Great Barrier Reef

Edward Carver 19 Aug 2025
Banner image floodwaters moving through Queensland by Bureau of Meteorology via Facebook.

Floods devastate normally arid parts of Australia’s Queensland

Kristine Sabillo 3 Apr 2025

Goldman Prize Winner Murrawah Johnson says First Nations must be at the forefront of creating change

Mike DiGirolamo 29 Apr 2024

Can bioplastics shape a greener future?

Abhishyant Kidangoor, Mike DiGirolamo 30 Jan 2024

Two ferns presumed extinct found on remote Australian mountaintops

Mongabay.com 26 Jul 2019

Stylish jumping spider named after late fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld

Mongabay.com 4 Jul 2019

Cars and STDs killing koalas in Queensland

Shreya Dasgupta 1 Mar 2017

New species of extinct, kitten-sized marsupial lion named after David Attenborough

Shreya Dasgupta 26 Aug 2016

Watch how corals ‘violently’ bleach as sea temperatures rise

Shreya Dasgupta 22 Aug 2016

Photos: ‘Extremely rare’ baby albino turtle spotted in Australia

Shreya Dasgupta 11 Feb 2016

Adorable echidna babies boost hope for critically endangered cousins

Shreya Dasgupta 1 Oct 2015

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