Tropical fish rely on adult traits for dispersal
A large body size or the ability to raft on flotsam across an ocean may help tropical fish spread to new homes.
First stem cells from endangered species
Scientists have used skin cells to produce the stem cells from the drill monkey and the Northern white rhinoceros.
Thylacine’s jaws linked to its extinction
The thylacine’s weak jaws would have restricted it to small prey, according to a new study.
Australian dolphin could be extinct in three generations
There may be only 1000 snubfin dolphins left… and time is running out.
Hybrid Mountain Pygmy-possums give scientists hope
Australian researchers have successfully bred genetically distinct Mountain Pygmy-possums.
New vaccine for the Hendra virus
A vaccine has been found for the virus that nearly stopped the race that stops a nation.
Nine new marine species discovered near Bali
Two new dottybacks have been identified among the finds by a researcher from the University of Sydney.
