2+ hour, 35+ min ago  (474+ words) An area two-thirds the size of Tasmania has come under a landmark agreement with Traditional Owners, meeting a major environment target for Australia. A huge swath of the Simpson Desert in the Northern Territory's southeast is now protected through Aboriginal…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (437+ words) A mysterious eco-system of fungi weaves through the soil like spider silk, helping plants and crops grow. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi - partly named after the Greek word for root - deliver essential nutrients and water to plants, a critical connection that's been…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (643+ words) False. There is a large body of physical evidence which proves dinosaurs existed. A post trending on Facebook claims dinosaur fossils are a hoax created to support the theory of evolution. This is false. Fossil records are extensive and prove…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (513+ words) A yabby makes a daring escape from a bird of prey, while two ibis squabble over a meal. Black swans frolic, spiders hunt in the moonlight and an elusive frog warbles in the reeds. While it might sound like a…...

1+ mon, 17+ hour ago  (483+ words) A record Great Barrier Reef protection investment is set to be unveiled in a state's budget, targeting ways to improve water quality for the natural wonder. However, conservationists have taken aim at the Queensland government announcement, saying the extra funding…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (399+ words) Hundreds of thousands of trees will be planted to restore critical habitat in a bid to save an endangered native cockatoo from extinction. The massive conservation project will create a 10km-long bushland corridor for the Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo in Western…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (363+ words) Rampant land clearing of native bushland in Australia's largest state is pushing at-risk species to the brink of extinction, conservationists say. Led by the Conservation Council of WA, environmentalists are calling for sweeping nature law reforms to protect Western Australia's…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (494+ words) A cattle station has been given permits to kill up to 20,000 little corellas and galahs, sparking outrage from conservation groups. Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife has issued two permits to Newcastle Waters Station, owned by beef producer Consolidated Pastoral Company,…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (394+ words) False. The koalas' deaths were unrelated to renewable energy. The image appears in multiple Facebook posts, including one that states: "Our beautiful koalas killed clearing land for wind turbines and solar farms as well as a lot of other species....

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (346+ words) The true spread of a deadly bird flu strain on a sub-Antarctic Australian island is yet to be understood as scientists await further test results. H5 avian influenza was confirmed for the first time on World Heritage-listed Heard Island, which sits…...