conservation
Warning: There's a new kind of super-cockroach
WE KNOW they can resist nuclear explosions but now these creepy crawlies with special new abilities have arrived in one of the world's biggest cities.
Trouble and stripes: why tigers will die out
A BOWL of tiger penis soup costs 300. You won't believe how much a whole tiger penis sells for. Despite captive breeding in zoos, poaching and habitat loss mean these mighty beasts could be dying out.
Cape Melville's hidden wonders
THREE "dramatic new species" have been discovered in a remote Cape York rainforest located on top of large boulder fields.
The end of the world as we knew it
THE dreaded climate-change "tipping point", when changes to weather patterns will become irreversible, has been identified. And it is terrifying.
The world's bees are starving. Why it matters
IF bees keep dying off it will have a direct effect on supermarket shelves and what we eat. But there is something simple you can do to stop this ecological disaster.
WA devils Saxon and Vandal NSW-bound
PERTH Zoo's Tasmanian Devils are on the move again - but this time they aren't absent without leave.
More help needed to protect dolphins
EXPERTS are appealing for public help to protect the Port River dolphins after a series of deaths including one dolphin found with a shotgun pellet in its fin.
Faith leaders 'should preach conservation'
AN Australian scientist has joined colleagues in calling for religious leaders to preach about conservation to help save the planet.
India bans shark 'finning'
INDIA has banned shark 'finning', and anglers caught with detached fins risk up to seven years in prison.
Lake 'immune to climate change'
A UNIQUE Australian lake has remained untouched by climate change for thousands of years, say scientists.
Anteater's baby shock. Who's the daddy?
AN ANTEATER has given birth at a Connecticut conservation centre, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived.
Furry families get that hollow feeling
SUGAR gliders, bats and even geckos have taken up residence in nesting boxes installed in forests as a part of a conservation project.
Fresh hope for Tassie devils
THEY have been driven to the brink of extinction by a contagious killer cancer. But researchers say there's finally a reason for hope.
Extinct Tassie tiger loses trade protection
A BAN on trading the Tasmanian tiger, the buff-nosed kangaroo rat and the pig-footed bandicoot has been lifted - they have been extinct for decades.
Fracking fury over Ningaloo Coast
ENVIRONMENTALISTS say Ningaloo Coast is under threat from companies that want to drill for gas using a controversial method.
Hillary Clinton tries to silence Bindi Irwin
PASSIONATE wildlife campaigner Bindi Irwin has gotten into a biff with one of the world's most powerful women.
Satellite reveals our shrinking world
AFTER 29 years orbiting the planet, taking 2.5m images, the longest operating satellite mission in history, is being retired by the US Geological Survey.
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Grand designs - Best architecture photos from our readers
This week's theme for our mobile photography competition was architecture. The results are - frankly - mind blowing.
Light and Dark photo competition
THE results are in and this week's photo challenge has set the bar so high it's almost impossible to see with the human eye. Click through t...
Best smartphone photos from our readers
We taught you how to take a good photo with your phone and you listened. Here are some of the best results we received from our readers.
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Scientists find fresh water...beneath the ocean
SCIENTISTS have discovered vast reserves of fresh water in a rather surprising place - beneath the ocean.