Photography
Death of a star: Best photos ever captured
Scientists have captured highly detailed images of the demise of a giant star, the famous Supernova 1987A.
Science & Environment
Hot frog bodies fight deadly infection
Higher body temperatures help native frogs to fight a deadly fungus, new research has revealed.
Science & Environment
The sights and sounds of the Tarkine
Two nature-lovers from Victoria have captured the soundscape of Australia’s largest temperate rainforest.
History & Culture
Legend of the deep: Ron Allum
Aussie ingenuity turned Hollywood director James Cameron’s dream of reaching Earth’s lowest point into a reality.
Science & Environment
Human eye cells grown on cicada wings
Cicada wings can kill bacteria and promote cell-growth, new research has revealed.
Science & Environment
Snake and spider bites boosted by weather
Snake and spider bites in NSW alone have numbered over 300 this season, say paramedics.
Science & Environment
Coral eroded from within as oceans warm
A new study reveals tiny borers that erode coral skeletons will thrive as the climate changes.
Science & Environment
Cloning brings extinct frog back from dead
Frozen tissue has allowed the bizarre gastric brooding frog – which gives birth via its mouth – to rise from the dead.
Science & Environment
Mystery slime found in Nullarbor cave system
Scientists are puzzled by curtains of slime discovered in submerged caves beneath the Nullarbor Plain.
Science & Environment
Red flowers the trick to attracting birds
Aussie flowers are switching to scarlet hues through evolution because they are birds’ favoured colours.