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A whale shark that popped up beside a boat off the coast of Bermagui.

The water is so warm, even whale sharks are heading south for summer

The ocean giants are commonly seen at Ningaloo Reef in WA. Astonishingly, one turned up on the NSW coast.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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The Great Barrier Reef is under threat.

To lose one tourism icon is a misfortune. To lose two? Carelessness

If we lose these two icons, the effect on tourism will ultimately be the least of our problems.

  • Lee Tulloch
Putricia the corpse flower’s pollen germinating with plant ovary-seeking tubes through a microscope.

Behind the scenes at the Botanic Garden, it’s more zoo than greenhouse

Secret doors, smoke plumes, air locks, a million species and shipwrecked treasures: this world-renowned Sydney establishment could be the most biodiverse spot in the country.

  • Angus Dalton
Feral rabbits are a damaging pest.

Why Australia’s 200m wild rabbit population could soon explode

Scientists have battled the damaging feral pest for decades with world-leading efforts, but that is set to change.

  • Mike Foley
Tiny penguin rescued in Victoria after gruelling trans-Tasman journey.

Tiny penguin rescued in Victoria after gruelling trans-Tasman journey

The penguin came shore 1800 kilometres from home, only to survive encounters with a shark and fox.

  • Bianca Hall
The iceberg, known as A23a, in November off the coast of Antarctica.

World’s largest iceberg on collision course with British island

The iceberg is bigger than the ACT and has vast cliffs higher than the Gold Coast’s Q1 Tower – Australia’s tallest building.

  • Samuel Montgomery
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Orange streams are increasingly common in northern Alaska.

Orange rivers, longer days: Nine ways our planet changed in its hottest year yet

Last year was the hottest year in history – on average more than 1.55 degrees higher than pre-industrial temperatures. The consequences range from the predicted to the utterly unexpected.

  • Nick O'Malley, Caitlin Fitzsimmons, Bianca Hall, Angus Dalton and Emma Young
Bird flu can spread quickly between species, which is a risk for the wildlife in Antarctica like these penguins and skuas.

Australia scans the frozen continent for early signs of deadly disease

Antarctic researchers are on high alert for a deadly strain of bird flu, which could hit the continent’s wildlife at any moment – and from there make its way to Australia.

  • Mike Foley
The fangs of a funnel web.

A new species of Sydney funnel-web has been discovered – and it’s a monster

The world’s most dangerous spider just got deadlier. And they’re on the move, with a baby already bitten this season.

  • Angus Dalton
‘Trevor the shark’ spotted swimming off Perth beaches. Picture: 9News Perth

Close encounter with ‘Trevor’ the tiger shark prompts call for quicker Perth beach warnings

A number of tiger sharks were spotted by a keen wildlife videographer last week, who even used his drone to warn a woman that she was dangerously close to one of them.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt and Andrew Du

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