Fake Leg Tag: Joe the Racing Pigeon Might Be Spared From Death

Medicine & Technology Jan 17, 2021

Joe, the racing pigeon, might be saved from the death penalty after authorities found that its leg tag did not come from the US -- which means it is fake.

Joe the Racing Pigeon Who Traveled From US to Australia Now Faces Death Penalty

Jan 15, 2021

Joe is the racing pigeon that traveled from the US to Australia who is set to be killed due to violating Australia's quarantine laws.

Scientists Develop Rust-Disease Resistant Wheat

Jan 05, 2021

Scientists are currently developing wheat capable of resisting a new variant of rust disease, which threatens large losses to Australia's six-billion-dollar annual grain crop.

Study on Weedy Seadragon Genes Reveal Different Populations

Dec 24, 2020

A new study on Australian seadragon genetics reveals the significant variations between populations from different sections of the continent.

Monitor Lizards are “Ecosystem Engineers” According to Research

Dec 22, 2020

A decade-long study from the University of South Florida reveals that monitor lizards should join a rare group of reptiles, called "ecosystem engineers," which until now has been reserved for tortoises and sea turtles.

Researchers Answer Why Australia is Such A Volcanic Hotspot, Despite Not Being on the Ring of Fire

Dec 17, 2020

Australia's continent sits far south of the Equator, far from the famous Pacific Ring of Fire. However, it has an unusual number of volcanoes and eruptions, and scientists might have just uncovered why.

Australia to Use Drones for a Major Koala Count

Dec 07, 2020

The Australian government is allotting US$1.5 million to finance an audit or major counting of koalas.

[WATCH]: Face-Off Between A Croc and Bull Shark Caught By a Drone

Nov 25, 2020

Tourists were fishing and swimming when they saw a croc nearby having a face-off with a bull shark.

Australia to Use Wolbachia Bacteria to Halt Buffalo Fly Spread

Nov 04, 2020

Australian cattle farmers, especially those from the northern part of the continent, has had to contend with the serious threat that is the Buffalo fly.

Australian Physicists Who Worked on Space-Time Distortions Wins PM Prize for Science

Oct 29, 2020

The Prime Minister's Prize for Science goes to a physicist team that worked in the first direct observation of gravitational waves in 2015.

Tasmanian Devils Released To Sanctuary in Hopes of "Rewilding"

Oct 05, 2020

Conservationists believe that 30 Tasmanian devils thriving in Barrington Tops could be a step closer to rewilding them in Mainland Australia.

Why are Australian Rescuers Forced to Euthanize the Trapped Whales in Tasmania

Sep 24, 2020

At least 380 trapped pilot whales in Australia are already dead and Australian rescuers are now forced to euthanize some surviving whales, but why?

Humpback Whale Found Its Way Back To Sea After Getting Lost in Crocodile-Infested River

Sep 21, 2020

The presence of the humpback whale on Australia's crocodile-infested river baffled scientists. Fortunately, the whale has found its way back to the sea safely.

Scorpions Serve as 'Ecological Barometers' Offering Insights On Ecosystem Restoration

Sep 14, 2020

The population of a local species of scorpion serves as an "ecological barometer" in Australia, a new study suggests.

Crocodiles Fight Over a Dead Cow in an Outback Billabong

Sep 09, 2020

A photographer captured the moment as more than 20 crocodiles fought over a dead cow in the waters of Corroboree Billabong, Northern Territory, Australia.