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The rare Queensland lungfish, often called a living fossil, is helping Queensland Brain Institute researchers challenge our scientific understanding of brain evolution.

Nearly three-quarters of Earth’s land had been transformed by humans by 10,000BC, but new research shows it largely wasn’t at the expense of the natural world.

A single footprint left by a cat-sized dinosaur around 100 million years ago has been discovered in China by an international team of palaeontologists.

¹ú²ú̽»¨ researchers have urged for regulatory caution in a new paper that emphasises just how little is known about the potential impacts of deep sea mining.

To see – and survive – at night, some coral fish have developed visual adaptations that are similar to those of their cousins living in the ocean’s darkest depths, new research shows.

Venom from spitting cobras has evolved to cause predators’ extreme pain as a form of self-defence, rather than for capturing prey, according to new research.

The deadly toxins of box jellyfish remain a mystery, ¹ú²ú̽»¨ researcher says.

As species flee to cooler water towards the poles, it’s likely to have profound implications for marine ecosystems and human livelihoods.

Wild pigs are often maligned as ecosystem destroyers, but a ¹ú²ú̽»¨ study has found they also cultivate biodiverse rainforests in their native habitats.

New research has revealed a potential link between pollen from certain grass species and respiratory health issues such as asthma and hay fever.