I write about the world of biology. Bird populations in mainland Australia have proved surprisingly resilient against a wide range of ... [+] pressures. But they will continue to perish if we don ...

Tens of millions of bees are being exterminated in a desperate attempt to save Australia's honey industry from a devastating mite plague. Australia is the last major honey-producing nation to be ...

This is also the home of astounding bush birds including Australian ringneck parrots, black-faced cuckoo-shrikes ... New Holland honeyeaters, brown-headed honey eaters and rock parrots can all be ...