Online Vigil for the Smooth Handfish
Have you ever seen the Smooth Handfish? If not, unfortunately you won't ever now. In July…
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Cold Blooded Extinction
Australia is home to ten per cent of the world's reptile species, a greater proportion than…
Duck Bills to Pay As Platypuses Face Extinction
This may come as a surprise, but Australia currently has the worst mammal extinction rates on…
UN Report Warns of Mass Extinctions
A UN report release earlier this week has warned that if drastic action is not taken…
Were Unicorns Real?
Unicorns are mostly described as legendary magical creatures and frequently found in fairy tales. Some may…
White Rhinos Can Be Saved – What Else Can?
Scientists have recently created hybrid white rhino embryos, which has given hope to those who feared…
Are Australia’s Environmental Laws Really Protecting our Environment?
A recent report has found that Australia has lost 29 mammals to extinction, which puts us…
Balmy Birds: The effects of heatwaves on zebra finches
Sydney was battered with heat and humidity this week, and while us humans experience dehydration and…
Think Breakfast: Extinction and the effects
This week Nic was joined by Think:Sustainability producer Miles Herbert to discuss whether we should use…
What happens when a species goes extinct?
Scientists have warned we are facing another mass extinction event. The last one occurred over 65…
Are we living through a mass extinction event?
A study recently published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences stated that…
Should We Be Afraid of Asteroids?
NASA has classified 10 asteroids as potentially hazardous towards earth in the past month. It’s often…