In a significant step toward dealing with the persistent harmful algal bloom affecting the South Australian coast, ...

New research has found that even Australia's most protected marine habitats are likely to suffer extreme ocean impacts by 2040, increasing threats to thousands of plant and animal species.

If Australia is renowned for one thing, it's the proportion of highly dangerous animals that populate the continent. The three most venomous snakes in the world are from Australia (with a few others ...

The recently announced discoveries were made on a 2022 deep-sea expedition off Western Australia’s Gascoyne coast ...

A still from the back of an Australian sea lion swimming underwater. Image: Angelakis et al. 2024. In the span of your life, you’ve probably had a dream where you’re flying. But have you ever dreamed ...

Andrew J Constable received part funding from Pew Charitable Trusts and Australian Marine Conservation Society to produce the independent report on "Understanding the marine ecosystems surrounding ...

Rising insecurity in the Red Sea is having far-reaching consequences felt around the world—not just by humans. As a result of the escalating conflict primarily spurred by Houthi attacks on ships ...

Once found in tropical oceans around the world, the largetooth sawfish’s range has shrunk by an estimated 60 percent in a decade. A largetooth sawfish rests on a river bottom in Kakadu National Park, ...

Thousands of sheep and cattle are stranded off the coast of Australia after their ship was turned back by violence in the Red Sea, raising concerns among animal welfare groups about conditions on the ...