Nature & Wildlife
The Sunda stink badger is the cutest little stinker
As cute as a button until it unleashes a milky green stink bomb, the Sunda stink badger really lives up to its name.
Nature & Wildlife
19 crest-tailed mulgaras have been released in NSW for the first time
The crest-tailed mulgara was re-discovered in NSW in 2017, and now scientists have released 19 individuals into Sturt National Park as a first step in recovering the species.
Flora & Fauna
Conservation canine-style: The dogs keeping embattled native Australian species from extinction
These dogs deter predators with their scent and also keep watch throughout the night, helping our most embattled native species.
Climate
Scientists need your help to complete Australia’s longest daily weather record
Climate scientists are calling on the public to help transcribe important weather observations from 170 years ago.
Nature & Wildlife
Eastern quolls return to the wild
Here’s how our breeding enclosure in the Barrington Tops, NSW, is helping Aussie Ark boost the eastern quoll population on mainland Australia.
Nature & Wildlife
COVID-19 puts new zing in Aussie lingo
Frugalistas, fomites and fakeaway dinners … wordsmiths are having a field day. Lexicologist Dr Adam Smith looks at the colourful, inventive language of social crisis.
Nature & Wildlife
Fairy wrasses are real-life rainbow fish
Hailing from the warm, coastal waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans, including around Australia, Indonesia, and New Caledonia, the fairy wrasses are known for their intensely beautiful (some say gaudy) colouring.
Nature & Wildlife
What’s your favourite nature book?
The Wilderness Society launches Nature Book Week on Threatened Species Day, 7 September. Join Professor Tim Flannery and Rove McManus as they chat about Australia’s incredible native wildlife.
Climate
Unlike other reptiles, the Cunningham’s skink risks its own life to defend its young
Scientists have captured rare footage of a mother skink fighting a deadly brown snake to protect her babies.
Biodiversity
These 20 Australian reptiles are set to disappear by 2040
Scientists have identified 20 snakes and lizards at greatest risk of extinction in the next two decades.