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Why dingoes should be considered native to mainland Australia – even though humans introduced them

  Image: Shutterstock Dingoes are often demonised as a danger to livestock, while many consider them a natural and essential part of the environment. But is our...

Australia’s threatened species plan has failed on several counts. Without change, more extinctions are assured

  Picture: Alex Asbury/AAP Australia is globally renowned for its abysmal conservation record – in roughly 230 years we’ve overseen the extinction of more mammal species than...

Ever wondered who’d win in a fight between a scorpion and tarantula? A venom scientist explains

Image: Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Scorpions and tarantulas are two ancient arachnids that have been walking the Earth for hundreds of millions of years — even before...

Heroes, villains … biology: 3 reasons comic books are great science teachers

  Image: Shuttlestock People may think of comics and science as worlds apart, but they have been cross-pollinating each other in more than ways than...

Don’t blame cats for destroying wildlife – shaky logic is leading to moral panic

Are cats really to blame for the worldwide loss of biodiversity? Dzurag/iStock via Getty Images Plus A number of conservationists claim cats are a zombie...
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