Nature & Wildlife
Living with sharks
As summer heats up in Australia and more people go swimming, concerns about sharks inevitably rise. But what is the real threat in our waters?
Category: Water
Flora & Fauna
New technique could reveal if an animal illegally smuggled
If someone mentions criminal gangs, you might think of drug trafficking or financial crime. But one of the most persistent illegal trades in the world flies largely under the radar: wildlife smuggling.
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.
Nature & Wildlife
Shades of cray
Often mistaken for yabbies, the freshwater spiny crayfish species of Australia’s east coast are extraordinarily diverse.
Nature & Wildlife
More whales are getting caught in nets off Australia’s east coast
Scientists have noticed a troubling rise in the number of whales caught and tangled in fishing and shark nets this migration season.
Nature & Wildlife
Australia’s rarest dolphin lives on Melbourne’s doorstep
Hiding in plain sight for centuries, the critically endangered Burrunan dolphin is both an enigma and a conservation emergency.
Nature & Wildlife
Listen: Australia’s rivers play secret symphonies
Beneath the water is a soundscape of clicks, pops and hums that most of us never hear.
Flora & Fauna
Whales and dolphins mutually benefit from ‘playing’ together, study finds
A new study has analysed hundreds of interactions between whales and dolphins to better understand a rarely studied behaviour – do they actually ‘play’ together, or is it more of a one-sided relationship?