Nature & Wildlife
Meet the ancient Australian megabeast that had perpetually ‘bent’ elbows
Imagine going through life with your arms permanently bent and locked at the elbows. Awkward, right?
Nature & Wildlife
Urban wild photography tips
Ethan Mann is an award winning Australian photographer with quite a knack for photographing animals in an urban landscape. Here are his top tips.
Creatura with Bec Crew
The Spanish dancer is lovely – and almost ludicrously large
Meet the Spanish dancer, one of the largest nudibranchs known to science.
Nature & Wildlife
The life and death of the first astrochimp, Ham
On January 31, 1961, an intrepid chimpanzee called Ham was launched on a rocket from Cape Canaveral in the United States, and returned to Earth alive. In this process, he became the first hominin in space.
Science & Environment
Top 10 secrets to saving the planet in your neighbourhood
It’s one thing to have a host of bright ideas, the real challenge is putting them into practice. That’s where Your Life Your Planet shines brightly.
Nature & Wildlife
Number of shark and rays falls by more than 70 per cent in 50 years
New research conducted with the help of Australian scientists has found oceanic shark and ray numbers have dropped more than 70 per cent in 50 years.
History & Culture
Turning toxins to therapies: The wild world of researching venom
From deadly snakes and spiders to the box jellyfish and blue-ringed octopus, Australia’s legendary range of venomous creatures is being celebrated as a potentially rich source of new drugs and disease treatments.
Nature & Wildlife
The wandering sea anemone is the tumbleweed of the ocean
You may have come across a wandering sea anemone washed ashore, leaving you thinking, “what on Earth was that jiggling ball of baked beans?”
Nature & Wildlife
The road to saving Australia’s regent honeyeaters
The world watches with bated breath as the future of one of our most endangered birds hangs in the balance.
Nature & Wildlife
An extinct Tasmanian crayfish has been re-discovered
A little-known type of burrowing crayfish thought to be extinct has been spotted by environmental scientists in steep creeks in Tasmania’s rugged west.