Fruit flies have contributed to some of the most important scientific discoveries over the last century. They should be celebrated – not sprayed.
- Professor, School of BioSciences and Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne
Few animals have babies without sex, so biologists assumed asexual reproduction must have evolutionary drawbacks. But a self-cloning Australian grasshopper shows things might be more complicated.
New findings suggest the loss of fertility at high temperatures is a major threat to the survival of some species.
Been on a tropical holiday? You might have brought home more than just a new sarong and extra colour in your cheeks – perhaps a mosquito that spreads dengue, or another known as ‘the BBQ stopper’.
Australian mosquitoes, unlike their Asian and American counterparts, can still be controlled by insecticides like pyrethroids. What lessons are there for managing pesticide resistance in insects?
A broad process of communication and consultation should be initiated before gene drives are applied to control pests and diseases in Australia.
Australia’s animals and plants are already demonstrating their resilience to climate change.
Humans have eaten insects for centuries, but western diets seem to have lost the taste for them.
Climate change is happening faster than ecosystems can keep up with, so they’ll need a hand from us.
From reef dredging, to shark culling, to opening old-growth forests to logging, environmental policies are leaving Australia’s wildlife exposed to threats. The reason, we propose, is that society and government…
We currently face a biodiversity and extinction crisis as human population pressures and climate change combine to push our natural environments to the limit. Because our urban and agricultural activities…
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