Nature & Wildlife
Bird flu reaches Australian territory
Following mass deaths within a population of elephant seals, H5N1 has been officially confirmed on Heard Island.
Category: Nature & Wildlife
Flora & Fauna
Velvet worm slime could be a new bioplastics source
A discovery by international researchers suggests slime produced by Australian velvet worms could underpin new sustainable materials.
Land
Frogs can fare worse in floods than bushfires
You would assume a flood represents a windfall for frogs, right? But new research finds these water-loving amphibians can have too much of a good thing.
Nature & Wildlife
A hitchhiker’s guide to the humpback highway
Video footage of uninvited guests hitching a ride on humpback whales has been recorded by researchers during migration season along Australia’s east coast.
Nature & Wildlife
The colossal squid with a cult following
The world’s only complete specimen of a colossal squid – on display in New Zealand – has developed a cult-like following.
Creatura with Bec Crew
Spider crabs are a walking buffet – but don’t tell them that
Let’s just say, they don’t have the thickest of skins.
Nature & Wildlife
OPINION: Negativity won’t help Antarctica
The frozen continent, and the treaty that protects it, have been in the news frequently of late – but for all the wrong reasons, argues ecologist and conservation biologist Professor Steven L Chown.
Nature & Wildlife
Dr Karl explains sex-reversal in the animal world
We used to think the ‘sex’ of an animal was clearly defined by its chromosomes. But it’s way more complicated than it seems.
Land
Secret possum refuge
A radical plan is helping a tiny mammal – the mountain pygmy-possum– beat extinction.
AG Society
Bug Hunt: Let’s unite to save the tiny creatures who keep our country thriving
Introducing Bug Hunt and Bugs in My Backyard Week – two ambitious citizen-science programs, led by the Invasive Species Council, that are rewriting the rules of biosecurity by enlisting the energy, curiosity and collective power of everyday Aussies.