Identifying the cause of fish kills can be challenging, but a Western Australian researcher is using bivalves as spies to provide early intel ahead of such events.
A discovery by international researchers suggests slime produced by Australian velvet worms could underpin new sustainable materials.
A childhood in Sydney’s west shaped this young climate-action leader’s resolve to build a fairer, more climate-conscious Australia.
The cutting-edge CRISPR technology that’s already revolutionising human medicine and genetics is also being explored by Australian evolutionary biologists.
The world’s only complete specimen of a colossal squid – on display in New Zealand – has developed a cult-like following.
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.
A radical plan is helping a tiny mammal – the mountain pygmy-possum– beat extinction.
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.
Advanced video techniques reveal exactly how snake bites work and show various snake species have evolved very different strategies.