Flora & Fauna
A place of refuge… nearly
Victoria’s promised new national parks in the central west are vital to safeguarding forests and the hundreds of rare and threatened wildlife that depend on them.
Climate
Why we all need a ‘climate safe room’ (and how to create one)
Our changing climate means homes and workspaces also need to change. By retrofitting buildings, we can create healthier, more sustainable urban spaces.
Science & Environment
Friend or foe: What does the discovery of five new coral species mean for the Great Barrier Reef?
The recent discovery of five new coral species around the Indo-Pacific could have critical implications for management of the Great Barrier Reef and other reefs, according to the scientists behind the findings.
Flora & Fauna
Whales and dolphins mutually benefit from ‘playing’ together, study finds
A new study has analysed hundreds of interactions between whales and dolphins to better understand a rarely studied behaviour – do they actually ‘play’ together, or is it more of a one-sided relationship?
Flora & Fauna
Cockatoos have 30 different dance moves
From body rolls, to side-steps, to headbangs, Australian researchers have studied the dance repertoire of cockatoos, and investigated why they bust these moves.
Climate
Not all species are fleeing rising temperatures
Global warming creates new ecological hotspots as predators move out and other species move in, study finds.
Biodiversity
Let there be night
Artificial light has illuminated and reshaped our world after dark – but at what cost?
International
Dark sky delight
The Southern Hemisphere’s largest Dark Sky Reserve will make you feel small – in the best way possible.
Flora & Fauna
Hidden ‘bird highways’ reveal the extraordinary ways birds migrate to find water
Australian researchers attached ‘backpacks’ with tiny sensors on nomadic Australian waterbirds birds to discover the extraordinary ways they migrate to find water.
Flora & Fauna
Birds use hidden black and white feathers to make their colours pop
New research has revealed a surprising trick in which birds use those boring black and white feathers to make their colours even more vivid.