Almost two centuries after rabbits were set free across Australia’s fragile landscape, scientists are working to understand a mysterious change that has occurred in their physical nature. Oddly, the ...

While well-documented in the Northern Hemisphere and Antarctica, much less is known about killer whales (Orcinus orca) in ...

New high-resolution images of Australia’s biggest biosecurity threats have been uploaded to a database. Each image highlights ...

Queensland’s Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication Program, one of Australia’s most expensive and ambitious biosecurity ...

Introduced species of trees, including the box elder maple and coral tree, are extremely susceptible to the shot-hole borer. But many Australian natives are also at high risk, including the ...

Australia's unique position as an island with fixed borders and a growing biosecurity threat is enough to make even the most experienced policy director shudder. Eliza is a journalist based in ...

The invasive snail species Bulimulus sporadicus was discovered at the Port of Brisbane in March. Biosecurity officers arrived within hours and have collected and killed more than 350 of the pests ...

Discover more new species Thousands of new species are found each year. Here are three of our most recent eye-catching stories. → 'Large'-eyed creature found lurking in ancient Roman mine ...

Scientists scuba diving at night in Palau found a “cryptic” sea creature with 17 arms and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Chen Irene via Unsplash Swimming through the ...

Scientists scuba diving at night in Palau found a “cryptic” sea creature with 17 arms and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Chen Irene via Unsplash Swimming through the ...

Scientists scuba diving at night in Palau found a “cryptic” sea creature with 17 arms and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Chen Irene via Unsplash Swimming through the ...