Our ideas about vertebrate evolution challenged by a new tree of life
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.
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.
Emerging from the world’s oldest living culture, contemporary Aboriginal art has taken to the global stage to tell tales of ancient landscapes and storylines.
Two-thirds of the corals in the northern part of the Great Barrier Reef have died on in the reef’s worst-ever bleaching event, according to the latest underwater surveys.
Hopping is a particularly popular mode of transport among Aussie mammals, and with good reason.
An Australian-led observing survey, called Galah, is undertaking the immense task of disentangling our galaxy’s story.
Light pollution is changing the day-night cycle of some fish, dramatically affecting their feeding behaviour.
Researchers are planning to monitor orange-bellied parrot nests all summer to make sure they raise chicks successfully.