In a warming climate, flora and fauna come under stress, particularly those that are already threatened like the striking purple-crowned fairy-wren. Weighing in at between 9 and 13 grams ...

Purple-crowned fairy-wrens are wildly different from other fairy-wrens. We know this thanks to a dedicated group of scientists who have spent over a decade observing them in the Kimberley.

Caption Male and female purple-crowned fairy-wrens live in dense vegetation along the creeks and rivers of the Kimberley and Top End in Australia. Each bird in the study had a unique combination ...

But sadly spotting the purple-crowned fairy-wren in the wild may soon be impossible, because a major change in the weather looks set to wipe it out. The warning comes after a collaboration between ...