Sometimes words fall hopelessly short. This might explain the silences between the two botanists as their vehicle crunches ...

More than 8,000 continental islands sit just off the coast of Australia, many of them uninhabited and unspoiled. For thousands of species, these ...

Procera sources botanicals from across the African continent to produce a gin with a sense of place. The draw is a unique ...

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The serendipitous discovery of exquisitely preserved fossil near Gulgong in NSW provides a glimpse into the evolution of ...

This button quail chick is truly as cute as a button, and as a bonus, it can fit perfectly in the palm of your hand.

Melioidosis is a rare tropical disease caused by bacteria commonly found in soil and water in Southeast Asia and northern Australia. After heavy rainfall it becomes airborne. Queensland's tropical ...

A staple of breakfasts and desserts, the Cavendish banana is now facing an unprecedented threat. A fearsome fungus, Panama ...

Cyclone Alfred traveled up and down the coast for a fortnight before crossing the mainland as a tropical low. On February 27 ...

According to the regional government, 318,387 residential houses and plants in southeast Queensland and about 16,000 more in ...

A new analysis reveals that nearly half of the genus Heliconia, a group of tropical plants popular for their bright, beak-shaped flowers, are threatened with extinction. A new analysis from ...