Not everything dies in a mass extinction. Sea life recovered in different and surprising ways after the asteroid strike 66 million years ago. Ancient fossils recorded it all.
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Half of Australia’s seas are protected. So why are marine species and ecosystems in freefall?
As our domesticated herds grow, wildlife is becoming rarer and rarer. Rethinking our responsibilities to animals will be hard – but essential.
The spiny mammals are on the decline, but they hold the secrets to biodiversity in their local areas.
As baby corals float in the currents, they can expand their species’ range. But can they get to climate refuges fast enough to survive? A new study has good news and bad.
A new report reveals the perilous state of nature in the Top End of the Northern Territory. Here’s how to arrest the decline of threatened species and habitat.
For decades, researchers have sought proof this critically endangered possum existed in New South Wales. Now it’s arrived by sheer chance
Figuring out whether de-extinction is possible is as much a technical puzzle as a philosophical one. Add two kinds of DNA to the mix, and it gets even more complex.
Bringing nature back to our cities doesn’t just mean plants and birds. We can bring native animals back too.
Species-rich islands are in the crosshairs of stronger storms as the climate crisis escalates.
Violence by armed groups is dangerously disrupting the conservation and protection of the environment.
The Grassland Society of Southern Africa has been conducting scientific research for 60 years, adapting to new challenges.
Labor’s whopping majority doesn’t mean environmental reform will be any easier. When economy and environment clash, the economy usually wins.
Wildlife trafficking extends to areas like ant smuggling and illegal trade
The map combines findings from more than 1,300 studies and is an important tool for conservation.
A new publication sheds light on the plants of Burkina Faso and Mali.
Scientists added descriptive terms to the existing general Indigenous frog and reptile names to make them specific.
America’s marine protected areas help fish populations thrive. Trump’s plan to open them to industrial fishing may ultimately harm the fishing industry itself.
Canada needs a biodiversity protection and conservation act that will address current biodiversity decline and prevent future threats.
Claims of ‘bringing back’ any species take away focus from proven solutions that can actually fix the extinction crisis.
Top contributors
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Urban Ecology and Biodiversity, The University of Melbourne; RMIT University
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Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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University Fellow in Biodiversity, Charles Darwin University
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, The University of Melbourne
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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Senior Lecturer, Public Sector Management, School of Business, UNSW
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Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Conservation Biology, The University of Queensland
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Ecologist and Researcher, Flinders University
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Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University