Science & Environment
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?”
Category: Science & Environment
Science & Environment
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.
News
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.
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Researchers decode Aussie lungfish genome
German and Austrian biologists say they have cracked the genetic code of the Australian lungfish, which is considered to be a “living fossil”.
Astronomy with Kirsten Banks
How you can view the ‘Great’ Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn
Jupiter and Saturn meet in the sky for a great conjunction approximately once every 20 years at varying distances and we get to see that on December 21st.
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Winning images from our Nature Photographer of the Year competition from the last decade
Entries are about to open for the 2021 competition. So, here, we look back on the winning images from the past decade.
Creatura Blog
The blue-banded pitta has already got its Christmas jumper on
Look at this proud little guy. Now there’s someone who’s ready for the holidays.
News
Quokka population will take over a decade to fully recover from bushfire
Quokkas may take more than a decade to recover from a 2015 bushfire in Western Australia, according to new research.
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The best wild ideas of 2020
The Wild Idea Incubator is focused on supporting conservation-oriented start-ups. These are their finalists for 2020.
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The best meteor shower of the year is about to grace our skies
This December is your chance to witness one of the best meteor showers of 2020 – the Geminids.