A host of unique crocodylian species ruled the roost in Australia and surrounds for millions of years – until humans came along.
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Scientists thought giant dragonflies couldn’t survive in today’s atmosphere – but a study of dozens of insect species shows that’s not the case.
If de-extinction tech can bring back species, are people more comfortable with them going extinct? A new study tests this idea.
If alive today, these tiny whales would be as iconically Australian as kangaroos.
A new study estimates there have been more than 9,000 Australian invertebrate extinctions since 1788. Only one has been officially listed.
Thousands of years ago, a woolly mammoth died in Siberia. Its fragile DNA underwent a remarkable transformation, and we can still analyse it today.
Some extinct kangaroos may barely have hopped at all.
It’s hard work saving birds from extinction, but we have the evidence of successful interventions to show we can avoid further losses.
There are hundreds of lost tetrapod species across the globe and their number are increasing decade-on-decade. This study aims to find out why some are rediscovered, while others are not.
What happened to the three-metre tall apes that once lived alongside orangutans? A new study suggests they were too slow to adapt to a changing world.
The trace was probably made between 93,000 and 83,000 years ago, almost certainly by a puff adder.
Through regulation, enforcement and monitoring, fisheries management can lead to recoveries in shark and ray populations.
Zoos have the potential to do more for growing conservation science and practice.
Two conservation scholars break down what de-extinction looks like – and the debate over whether it could do any good.
Surviving solely in zoos and botanic gardens are 33 animal and 39 plant species.
A puzzle over the identity of an extinct bird that laid eggs across Australia has been solved.
A closer look at these fossil bones revealed more than the suggestion of a previously undescribed species - it pointed to the individual animal having suffered with osteoarthritis.
A small congregation of the cockroaches was under the first rock scientists looked under, by sheer accident.
All the evidence points to one thing: humans and woolly mammoths certainly lived side by side. But did humans hunt mammoths too?
Species are declared extinct when there have been no verifiable sightings for 50 years. Declaring a species extinct has implications for conservation efforts and policies.
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University
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