Summer heatwaves can be dangerous for stray animals. Here are 8 simple ways you can help street dogs, cats and birds stay cool, hydrated and safe during extreme heat.

Something always waits for a chance to ruin a garden harvest. Birds eye the berries, squirrels plot their raids, and insects ...

Rat and mouse baits are an everyday product. But these chemicals can persist in the tissues of rodents that eat them for months and poison native animals.

What’s less well known is allowing your domestic cat to roam outside exposes them to considerable danger – and the risk of a short life. About two-thirds of all Australian cat owners have had a cat ...

For 24 hours the animals decide everything that happens during the day Each activity depends on what the animals do next Their choices determine where to go and what to do Simple moments quickly turn ...

Astronomers have found that both the core of our Milky Way and the earliest proto-galaxies in the universe share a surprising ...

Many Aussies are scratching their heads, wondering how to control mice and rats on their properties, after it was announced that several dangerous baits will soon be stripped from ...

The stereotype of violent chimpanzees and peaceful bonobos may be wrong, according to new research comparing aggression in both apes.

In 1974, philosopher Thomas Nagel posed a deceptively simple question: "What is it like to be a bat?" His point wasn't really about bats. He was offering a provocative challenge about the limits of ...

If you’ve ever tried to keep something out with a fence, you know one determined animal can often thwart your best efforts. In parts of Australia, that animal is the wombat. Stocky, stubborn, and ...

Sometimes the smallest changes can make the biggest difference, says rural accountant and dairy farmer Kieran Coughlan ...

In the age of endless scrolling, these clips seem almost ordinary. A penguin walking away from its colony across the Antarctic ice. A baby monkey clut.