Belinda Medlyn receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage. Brendan Choat receives funding from the Australian Research Council, Australia & ...

By Ruth Kamnitzer Microbes living in tree bark consume vast amounts of climate-related and toxic gases, according to new ...

Researchers from Western Sydney University have uncovered the novel strategies Australian eucalypt trees use to survive extreme heatwaves. One remarkable process involves the tree evaporating large ...

The continent of Australia is teeming with diverse life, both in flora and fauna. It boasts some of the most unique and spectacular plant species, important to the native ecology. Australian plants ...

A Christmas tree on display outside a shopping centre near Brisbane, Queensland, drooped to the side as it battled the elements, recently recorded footage shows. Emma Sutton, who filmed this video, ...

It was a lifesaving mission as dramatic as any in the months-long battle against the wildfires that have torn through the Australian bush. But instead of a race to save humans or animals, a ...

On the outside, Corymbia opaca and Corymbia calophylla may look like completely normal trees — but slice one open, and you'll quickly discover an eerie secret. Native to Australia, the trees, which ...

Australia is notorious for hosting some of the most frightening creatures on Earth; including gargantuan arachnids and hawks that spread fire. Even some of Australia’s trees are vicious, like the ...