Nature & Wildlife
These photographs will make you see squids in a whole new light
Matty Smith’s new abstract, glittery photographs of the small bay squid will have you putting down the calamari.
Nature & Wildlife
More funnel-webs needed for antivenom production
Calling all responsible adults, the Australian Reptile Park needs your help catching funnel-web spiders.
Nature & Wildlife
The crested wood partridge is just fabulous
The crested wood partridge is one very glamorous bird.
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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?
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World first: Muddied mummy reveals new details of ancient practice
Macquarie University researchers have used cutting-edge medical technology to reveal a previously unknown method of preserving Egyptian mummies.
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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.
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Why do wombats have cube-shaped poo? Scientists may have solved the mystery
An international study has shed further light on how wombats produce distinctive cube-shaped poo.
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The Spanish dancer is lovely – and almost ludicrously large
Meet the Spanish dancer, one of the largest nudibranchs known to science.
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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.
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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.