The cane toad (Rhinella marina) is an invasive species in Australia, originally introduced to control agricultural pests. However, its introduction has led to significant ecological consequences ...

Scientists have battled the damaging feral pest for decades with world-leading efforts, but that is set to change.

Introduced for the sake of sport, the entry of these rabbits to Australia marked the beginning of an infestation that would continue to plague the ecosystem over 150 years later.

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

Avian influenza first emerged in 1996 but since 2020, the number of outbreaks in birds has grown exponentially, alongside an ...

Monash researchers have made a breakthrough discovery about the invasion success of plants, with the revelation that ...

Other genetic solutions are in development. Tadpole cannibalism has inspired a team at Macquarie University to engineer ...

Brazilian and British researchers have observed that a small crustacean that changes color according to the marine vegetation ...