"The majority of Lord Howe Island has been closed to nonessential visitors due to an outbreak of myrtle rust, a highly infectious plant...

Earth Learning member Lui Weber has found a new species of rainforest tree on the Gold Coast. Similar to the Crystal Creek Walnut...

The new species is described with notes on distribution, habitat, dispersal ecology and conservation status. The biogeographic context for b

Ptiloris paradiseusprecious - the Paradise Riflebird. This species is part of a group known as the Birds of Paradise, famous for ...

The word ‘platypus’ means broad footed and their scientific name Ornithorhynchus anatinus reminds us of the duck like bill and aquatic, ...

The Ninox group of owls, like the Powerful Owl, are hawk faced in appearance, lacking the smooth disk of feathers around the ...

The watermelon pink flowers of the Durobby or Coolamon tree, one of the Tweed’s floral emblems, is an example of the colour and ...

The Tweed’s rugged mountain scenery and varied wildlife is central to the recently recognised “Forests of East Australia” Global...

The call of this rare bird is powerful and resonant and mimics the calls of many other birds in the forest perfectly.

My bird book revealed the possibility of two similar shy brown birds facing extinction ...

If you hear something snuffling in the undergrowth or hopping about at night in wet forests or heathlands, it could be a bandicoot, but...

Assa darlingtoni – Pouched Frog, Marsupial Frog or Hip Pocket Frog. Mist, dampness and rain is what this Tweed Valley is about. Indeed,...

When you step into the subtropical rainforests of the Tweed Valley they give the impression of mystery and great antiquity.

Featured article from The Conversation: Forests of eastern Australia are the world’s newest biodiversity hotspot