Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Hundreds of pest plants have been removed in a valuable saltmarsh zone at Franklin Harbor on the Eyre ...

Greater stick-nest rats (or “stickies” as they are affectionately named) are one of Australia’s most adorable small native mammals. These guinea-pig sized rodents build large communal nests which can ...

In a twist to the native animal survival story, new research shows that a threatened rodent that only survives on offshore islands prefers one of Australia's most invasive weeds for food and shelter.

Until recently, the African boxthorn weed flourished in Australia without natural predators. The CSIRO has introduced a fungus in the hope it will effectively reduce the weed's growth and reproduction ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Annie Kraehe (pictured) collected and analysed the poo pellets of greater stick-nest rats on a remote island to see what they ate.

Boxthorn hedges are a common sight in Taranaki. Photo / Jock Phillips, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand Kem Ormond looks into Lycium ferocissimum, aka the boxthorn, which she considers a ...

- any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries ...