Here’s a simple solution to the cane toad invasion. And it costs just 66¢ a hectare
A narrow patch of land stands between the invasive species and the Pilbara – 27 million hectares where native species thrive. A new program taking aim at the cane toads’ Achilles heel.
‘I’m trying to bring woolly mammoths back to life - these mice could hold the key'
The last woolly mammoth died on a remote island in the Arctic Ocean around 3,500 years ago, and the idea of bringing them ...
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In Australia’s little-known rainforests, tradition and science collaborate for good
Uunguu Ranger Terrick Bin Sali handles an endangered northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus), known as wijingarri in Wunambal language or bangajii in Gaambera language. Image by Mark Jones /Wunambal ...
Calls for Bunnings, Mitre 10, Coles and Woolworths to ditch 'toxic' product: 'Going to kill everything'
One retailer argues offering the product is all about giving consumers "choice" but critics note the product is heavily restricted overseas. Find out more.
Woolly Mouse, Woolly Mammoth. Could Humans Be Woolly Too?
This week, the world met the woolly “mammouse”—a genetically engineered mouse with woolly mammoth hair. The scientists at ...
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“Just the idea of having these species back is already having an impact”
Beth Shapiro with Colossal co-founder and CEO Ben Lamm Beth Shapiro, chief scientist at the de-extinction start-up Colossal, talks to Tom Ireland about the science and ethics of recreating long-lost ...
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Forgotten marsupial makes unprecedented return home after being on the brink of disappearing: 'Extinction has now been headed off'
FAME CEO Tracy McNamara said in the government's press release, "After years of determined effort, the western quoll, the brush-tailed possum and now the phascogale are thriving in those northern ...