A number of animals, plants and an entire ecosystem were added to Australia's extinction watch list in 2024. We look at the new species under threat.

Humans are causing enormous damage to the Earth, and about 1 million plant and animal species are now at risk of extinction. Keeping track of what's left is vital to conserving biodiversity.

Scientists in Australia have successfully produced the world’s first kangaroo embryo through in vitro fertilization, or IVF, ...

Australia-based scientists say they've produced the world's first kangaroo embryo through IVF and hailed it as a key step ...

Thermal drones are helping researchers find Bennett’s tree kangaroos in the rainforest canopy, revealing new insights to ...

Since colonisation, a dizzying array of Australia’s native species and ecosystems have been altered or removed altogether. It therefore seems natural to consider the idea of restoring what’s been lost ...

They were the ancient Australian megafauna—huge animals that roamed the continent during the Pleistocene epoch. In boneyards across the continent, scientists have found the fossils of a giant ...

A man described feeling “the shudders” as more than 100 venomous red-bellied black snakes were removed from a pile of mulch in his Sydney backyard ...

Australian-based scientists said on Thursday that they had produced the world's first kangaroo embryo through in vitro ...

The number of Australian animals, plants and unique ecological communities officially recognised as being in danger of extinction rose to 2,142 last year. Australia has one of the world's highest ...

It's also a problem for Australia's unique and vulnerable biodiversity ... scientists might physically count individual plants or animals, or review sound or video recordings.

David Lindenmayer receives funding from the Australian Research Council ... scientists might physically count individual plants or animals, or review sound or video recordings.