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Cane toads are warty, poisonous amphibians that usually eat insects. However, they will also eat almost anything, such as reptiles, amphibians, and small mammals. With no natural predators, their number starts to explode.
A new study led by the University of Exeter suggests that the unchecked plastic pollution in the oceans is leading sea turtles into an evolutionary trap.
A conservation survey follows a battle between native wildlife against invasive species at the North Head Sanctuary in Sydney, Australia - and the native wildlife is winning.
The Eye of Sauron is not just a famous Lord of the Rings symbol. It's now also the name of an underwater volcano discovered in Australia's Indian Ocean Territories.
Clever cockatoos in Australia learned to open trash bins to access leftover food by copying others. This unique bin-opening behavior is an example of social learning.
The member states have finally greenlit the construction of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory, set to be the world's largest radio telescope, starting next month.
Southeastern Australia is beaking blanketed by thick cobwebs after flooding with powerful winds, and a mouse plague that destroyed crops and started house fires.
A new species of chocolate-like frog was discovered in a lowland New Guinea forest. A potential addition to the tree frog species has just been discovered by scientists in New Guinea, and it's unlike anything seen before.
Recordings of night parrot calls from the desert sites in Australia have indicated the country's largest known population of nocturnal parrots. Despite that, the almost mythical bird species remains endangered.
A team of researchers has completed the first comprehensive study of North West Australia, circumnavigating and mapping the entire deepwater zone in Ashmore Reef Marine Park.
A new species of peacock spider found in Australia is named after the popular Disney Pixar movie Finding Nemo for its color that resembles the clownfish.