Glancing now and then at the swirling ocean far below, I pulled myself up the path, hand over hand on the fixed rope, my feet seeking grip among roots and rock. Had I fallen, I would have landed in a ...

Senior Lecturer, Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution, La Trobe University If you haven’t heard of the Lord Howe Island stick insect, you have missed out on one of the most remarkable ...

In three words: Like nowhere else. Lord who? Howe where? You may not have heard of Lord Howe Island, a spec in the Tasman sea between Australia and New Zealand—many Australians haven’t either. Only ...

Lord Howe Island stick insects were once numerous on the tiny crescent-shaped island off the coast of Australia for which they are named. Now, biologists who have analyzed the DNA of living and dead ...

The discovery of a new species of hard coral, found on Lord Howe Island, suggests that the fauna of this isolated location in the Tasman Sea off south eastern Australia is even more distinct than ...

The day commenced with classroom activities, where students discussed Lord Howe’s globally outstanding biodiversity and threats, and learnt about the basic principles of extracting genetic material ...

This month, corals in Australia's Lord Howe Island Marine Park began showing signs of bleaching. The 145,000-hectare marine park contains the most southerly coral reef in the world, in one of the most ...

Lord Howe Island Airport in Australia has been named the world's most beautiful airport landing. A recent study using eye-tracking technology revealed that its unique ocean-to-beach runway captured ...

Maria Seton receives funding from the Australian Research Council and has received ship time funding on Australia's Marine National Facility. Nicholas Mortimer receives funding from the New Zealand ...

Researchers found 778 individual pieces of plastic in one bird on Australia's Lord Howe Island Rachel McRady is a Digital News Editor at PEOPLE. She has been an entertainment journalist for more than ...