The continent of Australia is teeming with diverse life, both in flora and fauna. It boasts some of the most unique and spectacular plant species, important to the native ecology. Australian plants ...

Scientists dated a coolabah tree to 566 years old, uncovering centuries of drought and flood history in the Gwydir Wetlands.

New research finds that the tropical trees of North Queensland have been dying at faster rates for nearly 40 years now. Since the mid-1980s, the average risk of tree death has approximately doubled.

Microbes living in tree bark consume vast amounts of climate-related and toxic gases, according to new research published Jan. 8 in Science. In the past, tree bark was considered little more than an ...

Belinda Medlyn receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage. Brendan Choat receives funding from the Australian Research Council, Australia & ...

Researchers from Western Sydney University have uncovered the novel strategies Australian eucalypt trees use to survive extreme heatwaves. One remarkable process involves the tree evaporating large ...

The Australian government is gearing up to plant a billion new trees, as part of a vast campaign aimed to meet the climate targets set by the Paris Agreement. The government estimates that the project ...

On the outside, Corymbia opaca and Corymbia calophylla may look like completely normal trees — but slice one open, and you'll quickly discover an eerie secret. Native to Australia, the trees, which ...