Tim the Yowie Man
Saucer serial hysteria: The case of the Tully crop circle
The Tully saucer nest heralded the start of the worldwide phenomenon of the modern crop circle.
Astronomy with Kirsten Banks
‘Imagine Indiana Jones but in space’: galactic archaeology explained
What exactly is galactic archaeology? Kirsten Banks explains.
Creatura Blog
The Sunda stink badger is the cutest little stinker
As cute as a button until it unleashes a milky green stink bomb, the Sunda stink badger really lives up to its name.
Creatura Blog
Fairy wrasses are real-life rainbow fish
Hailing from the warm, coastal waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, including around Australia, Indonesia, and New Caledonia, the fairy wrasses are known for their intensely beautiful (some say gaudy) colouring.
Creatura Blog
The tricoloured parrot finch is a jewel-toned beauty
Compact and colourful, this bird is like a living opal.
Creatura Blog
The Christmas Island flying fox is a rare sun-seeker
We’ve a lot of love for this daylight-loving larrikin.
Blogs
The red strawberry finch is the sweetest songbird
Looking absolutely gorgeous in its vermillion and white-speckled plumage, it’s not hard to see how the red strawberry finch got its name.
Astronomy with Kirsten Banks
Dreaming big: National Science Week with Kirsten Banks
Meet Kirsten Banks, Indigenous astronomer and the newest member of our AG family. Over the coming months she’ll be sharing her knowledge of space from an Aboriginal perspective.
Creatura Blog
The head-stacking caterpillar wears its old heads as a hat
Wearing a vertically inclined conga line of decapitated heads as a hat is just so metal.
Creatura Blog
Orchid mantis babies are strange little aliens
Like baby xenomorphs lurking menacingly in the crawl space, orchid mantis babies are feisty little critters that sure can hold their own.