If you wanted to create a garden of nothing but Australian plants, you would have a cornucopia of beauties from which to choose. You could find ground covers, shrubs, and trees that flower ...

This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. By day, the shrubby clifftops of North ...

Australian botanists have newly identified Solanum nectarifolium, or the Tanami Bush Tomato, from historical specimens ...

A new species of a native bushland marsupial—closely related to the kangaroo—has been discovered but is already likely extinct, new research shows. Analyzing fossils collected from caves of the ...

Researchers have confirmed what Indigenous Australians have long known: native plants have great healing properties. A study has found that two plants show great potential for healing wounds quickly ...

Some native orchids are becoming less commonly sighted as human activity impacts the environment. SA has 162 endemic orchid species, with more than half under threat from development, weeds, ...

The craft of cultivating bonsai evolved from Japan with a focus on minituarising trees and plants. Recent enthusiasm for the world of tiny trees is seeing Australia's native flora re-imagined as ...

26 Jan 2022, 14:00 GMT — At Big Esso, diners are greeted by a tiger shark. The bamboo sculpture, from Moa Island, in the Torres Strait, hangs from the ceiling, while a wall is adorned with a bold ...