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Scaly-footed snails from active black smoker chimneys hit the IUCN Red List of endangered species.

The bloodworm, Marphysa sanguinea, originally described from the UK was once thought to be found around the world. New evidence reveals this is not the case, it has a much narrower distribution and there are many more species than previously thought.

An extinct species of bristlebird has been discovered in 18-million-year-old rocks in northwestern Queensland

From a land down under, stripeys swim across the equator.

From the Solomon Islands Eyelash Frog to green-blooded skinks, the upcoming herpetology expedition to Malaita is certain to reveal a plethora of strange and marvellous creatures.

There's more than meets the eye to these worm-like creatures.

A new tool for monitoring the “urbanness” of bird communities reveals that some birds are more equal than others.

With a velvet worm thrown in for good measure.

In 1966 two Bathurst naturalists sent some lizards to the Australian Museum. Fifty years later it’s been recognised as a distinct species, and the hunt is on to find it again.

To celebrate the centenary of the American Mammal Society, we were invited to summarise the major advances in our understanding of marsupial classification and evolution over the last 25 years.

Jellyfish, anemones and corals can be an oracle for the oceans!

This most recent expedition was invaluable not only for our understanding of the diversity of the island’s smaller fauna, but to further foster Kwaio community conservation areas.

Stemborer moths damage cereal and sugarcane crops globally. Identifying the major pest species is surprisingly difficult.

Australian birdwatchers generated between $199,000 and $363,000 AUD of economic activity by viewing rare Aleutian Terns at Old Bar, NSW.

Joey Di Battista travelled to Chile to help colleagues determine traces of vertebrate eDNA for ongoing monitoring of invasive species.