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 ...

Opinion Companies Agriculture Biosecurity This hidden natural disaster is costing trillions A study in ‘Nature’ has found the economic burden of invasive species is 1646 per cent higher than ...

Every day, more than 22,000 cars speed past it without a second glance. But just inches from the traffic on a busy Western Sydney street, a fast-spreading ‘jumbo weed’ is silently smothering ...

South American cane toads were brought to Australia in 1935 to help eradicate native beetles that were destroying sugar cane crops. The toads didn’t care much for the beetles, but they did spread ...

Science Biology Cannibal tadpoles help Australia fight invasive species Researchers have created genetically engineered 'Peter Pan' cane toads. By Andrew Paul Published Apr 10, 2025 9:56 AM EDT ...

The Australian redclaw crayfish are much larger than the species native to the U.S. They can grow close to 10 inches long, about the size of some lobsters.

The Australian redclaw crayfish are much larger than the species native to the U.S. They can grow close to 10 inches long, about the size of some lobsters.

A new critter is creeping into the United States' waters. The invasive Australian redclaw crayfish has been spotted in southern Texas, roughly 8,000 miles from its home. The freshwater crustacean is ...

An invasive crawfish species originally from Australia has been seen in Texas since as early as 2013 and researchers are now studying how its presence could affect the local ecosystem.