It’s time to stop promoting coconut palms as symbols of tropical Queensland
They may look romantic, but coconut palms are an invasive weed that needs to be kept in check.
They may look romantic, but coconut palms are an invasive weed that needs to be kept in check.
We are only just starting to appreciate the full sexual diversity of animals.
A new study appears to show plants can learn from experience and choose a response. This raises some intriguing questions about the possibility of plant cognition.
Be they speckled, spotted or sparse, the size of a mango or the diameter of a five-cent coin, birds’ eggs are wonderfully diverse.
For a long time it was not believed that animals were even capable of feeling pain, let alone complex emotions. We now know that is far from the truth.
The real threats to dugongs and turtles – climate change and marine debris – are not being addressed.
Scientists have long believed that our distant cousins are an ancient group of armoured fish called placoderms. But a new study is casting doubt on that view.
This broadnose sevengill shark couldn’t have washed ashore at a more appropriate location, and will now be used to assist with research and conservation.
In the coming weeks, Parks Australia will release a 2mm wasp on Christmas Island to control the island’s yellow crazy ant infestation.
While the Bureau of Meteorology is predicting an increase in the average temperature this summer, entomologists are forecasting an increase in insect activity.