1+ hour, 6+ min ago   (420+ words) The thing that amazed me the most was that the shark at one point went directly towards a man and woman in the water " it swam right up to them," she said. And then it seemed to realise they weren't…...

1+ hour, 46+ min ago   (232+ words) A New Zealand suburb has been placed under quarantine after a single invasive insect was discovered in the area. Since the male Queensland fruit fly was found during a routine inspection around Aukland's Mount Roskill, 60 biosecurity officers have been enlisted…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (684+ words) An Aussie mum of four was in "total shock" after a swamp wallaby dumped her joey at her feet. Tracy McKendry was on her morning walk through Warrnambool on Victoria's southwest coast when the unexpected situation confronted her. "It's a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (656+ words) For years, Aussie scientists had been "kept awake at night" fearing one of Australia's rarest frogs would vanish forever. Its habitat was drying out, threatening the last 250 mature "Rice Bubble" frogs. The babies of these tiny creatures are the same…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (735+ words) The shots, taken on Queensland's Bribie Island, reveal the painstaking path mother turtles must take up the beach to lay their eggs. He told Yahoo he was alone on the beach at the time, but noted that fresh tyre tracks…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (485+ words) Hundreds of wildflowers have bloomed this winter, as climate extremes trigger a drastic "shift" to their natural cycle. While the sight of daisies or dandelions may add a splash of colour to January's grey weather, they don't usually blossom until…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (792+ words) Parts of northern Queensland are on cyclone watch after days of enormous rainfall caused widespread flooding. Authorities are monitoring a tropical low hovering over the Coral Sea that could potentially turn into a cyclone off the Queensland coast near Cairns,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (552+ words) Aussie families hitting the road this summer in their 4WDs, campervans, and caravans could mistakenly breach state biosecurity laws. Diseases, weeds, fire ants, and even cane toads are known to routinely hitchhike in and around vehicles, spreading pests to new locations....

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (330+ words) A man has died in floodwaters in Australia's far north, as a cyclone has slams into the other side of the country. The eye of Tropical Cyclone Hayley crossed the coast of the northern Dampier Peninsula as a category three…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (945+ words) The millions of species humans share the world with are valuable in their own right. When one species is lost, it has a ripple effect throughout the ecosystems it existed within. But there's a hidden toll. Each loss takes something…...