Matthew Vella made a surprising discovery while searching for wildlife in Sydney's west. Source: Matthew Vella Whenever he ...

But a recent trip uncovered a more sinister threat hiding under a discarded mattress — a find he described as "concerning".

A Melbourne scientist is splicing alpaca genes into frogs to help them fight off a killer fungus. The same technique could ...

Disease-resistant frogs, cane-toad-munching quolls and other gene-edited native animals could be roaming the nation within ...

The eerie presence and croaking of cane toads have a deeper significance and symbolism in Netflix's cult thriller Wayward.

Many of us know snakes are ectothermic reptiles that regulate their body temperature behaviorally by using shade, burrows, warm rocks, and even metabolic heat from digestion. But not everyone is aware ...

SERVE OR SELL THEM. PENNSYLVANIA IS TRYING TO ENCOURAGE ITS NEIGHBORS TO GET RID OF INVASIVE TREES AND SHRUBS, AND PLANT NEW, LESS PROBLEMATIC ONES. THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE’S NEW SO-CALLED ...

You are probably familiar with kangaroos. Wallabies too, and most likely quokkas as well. Less famous are their small endangered cousins, the bettongs. These little marsupials love to dig and have a ...

An invasive oyster species that can reach sexual maturity in three months and grow to up to 24 centimetres is spreading in Australia. The Suminoe or Chinese river oyster competes with native species, ...

Scientists hiking a forest trail in Chile found a “giant” flatworm eating an invasive species in a first-of-its-kind sighting, a study said. Screengrab from Walk the South’s YouTube video While ...

Scientists found frogs “explosive breeding” in Sabah, Malaysia, and identified the first record of an invasive species on Borneo Island. Photo from Evan Quah via Quah, Dukit, Joseph and Imbun (2025) ...