Science

An ant capable of spitting acid and decimating local wildlife populations has caused ongoing grief to Queensland communities, but there are new weapons in the fight against them.

Deer are increasingly being seen by bushwalkers and gardeners in the Mitcham Hills in Adelaide, where it is estimated about 300 exist around Brown Hill Creek and Crafers West.

Whether they're green, red, orange or yellow, capsicums are a firm favourite in Aussie households, but fluctuating prices are hurting growers and consumers.

Pick-your-own farms are becoming increasingly popular with both Australian growers and customers, allowing farmers to be price makers instead of price takers.

The great-niece of Bert Hinkler offers a rare insight into how the fragment from a glider flown by the aviation pioneer came to be aboard the doomed space shuttle and its unlikely discovery in the Atlantic Ocean.

Emi Arnold and Pat Monarca were about to finish work when they spotted a long-lost tiny dragon. Now Zoos Victoria is leading the charge to bring the reptiles back from the brink.

A handful of Australians have gone to extremes to transform cane toads into useful products – and some of their methods are tough to stomach.

The home opens up into a lush backyard, providing relief from the Queensland heat while giving the feel of more room inside.

When George the cat went AWOL, he left his Adelaide owner Jess van Niekerk fearing the worst. Two-and-a-half years later, she was in the middle of a lesson at the primary school where she teaches when she got a simple text message: "George is alive".

A new water plan for the Western Davenport, quietly released by the NT government, has reduced groundwater available for extraction and also cut allocations for Aboriginal economic development.