History & Culture
The tale of the Nullarbor Nymph
The photo of the so-called Nullarbor Nymph spread like wildfire.
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The Spanish dancer is lovely – and almost ludicrously large
Meet the Spanish dancer, one of the largest nudibranchs known to science.
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The peacock mantis shrimp is not here to make friends
The peacock mantis shrimp is beautiful, deadly, and has more tricks up its sleeve than a Bond villain.
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Moon moths have the creepiest energy and we’re here for it
Moon moth are outta this world.
Astronomy with Kirsten Banks
What’s up in 2021?
There’s a whole solar system of exciting astronomical events to look forward to this year.
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The eastern great egret looks like a proper Christmas angel
Now that is an intimidatingly beautiful creature.
Astronomy with Kirsten Banks
How you can view the ‘Great’ Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn
Jupiter and Saturn meet in the sky for a great conjunction approximately once every 20 years at varying distances and we get to see that on December 21st.
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The blue-banded pitta has already got its Christmas jumper on
Look at this proud little guy. Now there’s someone who’s ready for the holidays.
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Robin redbreasts are belligerent Christmas bullies
How can something so adorable be so pugnacious. Just look at that face. So sweet. So unassuming. So ready for robin-on-robin warfare.
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Asian horned frogs look like grouchy muppets
If we had to pick the face of 2020, this would be it. The indignation. The disappointment. The unmistakable look of “I did not sign up for this.”