Humans are causing enormous damage to the Earth, and about 1 million plant and animal species are now at risk of extinction.

It's difficult to know what birds "think" when they fly, but scientists in Australia and Canada are getting some remarkable ...

Dedicated birders reset their lists in January and challenge themselves to find 100 avian species in the depth of winter and once again Blackbrook Audubon Society will combine submitted bird lists ...

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

This study addresses a novel and interesting question about how the rise of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau influenced patterns of bird migration, employing a multi-faceted approach that combines species ...

Australian and US scientists discovered a new species of prehistoric snapping turtle ... For years, the fossilised turtle shell sat alongside stuffed birds, insects, lizards and marsupials at ...

Feral cats kill more than 1.5 billion native mammals, birds, reptiles and frogs each year. (University of South Australia) Red imported fire ants could cost Australia $22 billion by the 2040s.

A desperate effort is underway to restore platypus habitat across south-east Queensland and stop the iconic Australian species disappearing from the region. Back-to-back floods, land clearing ...

Although primarily affecting birds, the virus can lead to fatal outcomes in non-bird species, including humans. The virus was first identified in China in 1996, with notable human fatalities during ...

Most human cases of bird flu in North America have been mild ... “This kind of repetitive, persistent opportunity for passage from one species to another, from one anatomic space to another ...

According to local media outlet Yonhap News, the control tower at the airport issued a warning of a bird strike, just one minute before the plane declared mayday. Early investigations into a ...