A study of Northern Territory waterways has found that the population of crocodiles more than halved in some areas, probably due to crocodiles eating toxic cane toads.

Archaeologists have found the skeletons of two parents and their children, buried with each other after dying in a violent attack about 4600 years ago.

Scientists have found that rehabilitated coal mines, which once destroyed koalas' habitats, can provide safe new homes for the marsupials.

A team of Australian scientists have released the world's first detailed map of the kangaroo genome, completing the first phase of the kangaroo genomic project.

Australian scientists have developed a test that finds compounds that prevent Alzheimer's, a breakthrough that could help people avoid the disease.

Researchers have developed a capsule-like 'Bod Pod' that measures body fat and muscle mass and could improve research on obesity and nutrition.

Coral records of past weather patterns have revealed that Australia and Indonesia are in for harsher and more frequent droughts, while Africa will get wetter.

Researchers have found that male fiddler crabs psych their opponents out by growing a big claw that looks scary, but may in fact be weak and puny.

The genes of Australia's dwindling rainforests have revealed that they may be better equipped to handle climate change than previously thought.

Australian teens continue to risk skin cancer by spending too much time in the sun and forgetting to protect themselves, research has found.

An international team of scientists have created a genetic blueprint of the mamalian kidney in a hope to better understand developmental abnormalities.

The number of Australians concerned with invading weeds has jumped from 6 per cent to 84 per cent over the past five years, research has found.

New research has found the current approach to treating rheumatoid arthritis may be too slow to stop the disease damaging joints.

The drop in the number of bees and other pollinators worldwide hasn't limited the growth of crops just yet, but the warning signs are there, a study has found.

The Census of Marine Life currently being completed in the depths of the ocean has revealed that most octopuses have a common ancestor.