A push is underway to better protect dingoes in NSW national parks. This inquiry will grapple with how to balance conservation and farmer concerns.
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Some animal species have their eyes positioned on their heads differently than how people do – and it comes with pluses and minuses for how they see.
AI listening devices could help find New Zealand’s last remaining possums – but only if they don’t mistake bird calls for pests. Here’s how a new fix works.
A new study of European vipers challenges the idea that snakes use venom to inflict pain on predators.
Crown-of-thorns starfish and long-spined sea urchins can rapidly devour healthy reefs.
The ballista spider only feeds on extremely fierce green tree ants – so it has evolved sophisticated tools to safely catch its prey.
News fatigue is not a personal failing, but a result of an evolutionary brain being asked to process a large volume of bad news from around the world.
If humans had the same arm proportions as a T. rex, a 6-foot-tall person would have arms about 11 inches long.
Road counts over 16 years revealed declines in populations of birds of prey in South Africa.
A tooth fragment found in the skull of a fossilized dinosaur sheds light on the Tyrannosaurus rex’s feeding habits.
Millions of hedgehogs die as they cross the roads, but a discovery is paving the way for a warning that might stop them crossing at dangerous times.
By listening in on their nightly hunts, scientists discovered that small, fringe-lipped bats are unexpectedly able to efficiently take down prey nearly their own size.
New research shows how these storytelling choices can distort science – and how to move beyond them.
Human nature will shape the feasibility and viability of proposals to reintroduce apex predators such as lynx or wolves.
Paleoanthropologists have thought that Homo habilis was the first stone-tool maker and meat-eater in our genus. But new research suggests H. habilis might not have been so advanced.
New research highlights the prevalence of maggots as an easily obtained, nutrient-rich supplement of ancient hominin diets.
Trees are invading the open, grassy habitat of the endangered golden-shouldered parrot – giving predators cover to lie in wait.
Management and protection of livestock is fundamental for reducing conflict with wildlife.
Evidence suggests this alternative to culling the bird’s predators is effective.
White sharks suffered great declines after the Jaws movie was released. But these iconic predators must be protected.
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