Inside the Dodo’s skull, scientists found a bird unlike any living pigeon
CT scans and digital endocasts of rare dodo skulls suggest the extinct bird had a brain broadly comparable…
Which animals have been infected by H5N1 bird flu in Australia so far?
Bird flu has quickly spread around Australia since it was first detected in mid-June. As predicted, it spread…
Australian scientists to be evacuated from Macquarie Island over threat of deadly bird flu outbreak
A common dolphin has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu as the number of infections in South Australia…
5 things you can do to help South Australia’s native birds
South Australia is home to some pretty spectacular birdlife – from pelicans and hooded plovers to magpies, honeyeaters…
Wildlife experts warn bird flu mass mortalities are ‘the start of the mayhem’
Wildlife experts are warning the escalation of the nation’s H5 bird flu outbreak is “the start of the…
Finches use the same rulebook as human babies to pick up language, study finds
Human language, with its grammar and predictability, has long been assumed to be unique. But an international team…
Expert Commentary: What do we know about H5 bird flu?
18 August 2026
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Labor ‘doing everything’ in bird flu fight to stop poultry farm contamination
Authorities are “doing everything” they can to stop H5 bird flu infecting Australia’s poultry farms, the minister leading…
Bird flu ‘inevitable’ in the NT as authorities turn to bird watchers and conservationists for help
Veterinary authorities say it is “inevitable” H5N1 bird flu will spread to the Northern Territory, almost two months…
Everything you need to know about Australia’s bird flu surge
There are more than a hundred confirmed cases of the deadly H5N1 bird flu across Australia. The virus…
Deadly H5N1 bird flu strain detected in Victoria for first time
The deadly H5N1 bird flu strain has reached Victoria after a positive test in a bird was detected…
The Hidden Wildlife Challenge Of The Renewable Energy Boom
Wind turbines in a sunflower field set against a blue sky. getty Global investment in renewable energy has…