Science & Environment
Scientists find 11 mysterious new species in potential fracking sites
Scientists have discovered 11 new species of stygofauna in a region earmarked for fracking by the Northern Territory and federal government.
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Creatura Blog
The red-footed booby has a rainbow Paddle Pop beak
Like a dinosaur that flew nose-first into a vat of bubblegum ice-cream, the red-footed booby truly is a sight to behold.
Science & Environment
COVID has reached Antarctica and scientists are concerned for its wildlife
The potential for the COVID-19 virus to jump to Antarctica’s unique and already vulnerable wildlife has scientists extremely concerned.
Science & Environment
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.
News
More funnel-webs needed for antivenom production
Calling all responsible adults, the Australian Reptile Park needs your help catching funnel-web spiders.
Creatura Blog
The crested wood partridge is just fabulous
The crested wood partridge is one very glamorous bird.
Science & Environment
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?
Photography Tips
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.
Creatura Blog
The Spanish dancer is lovely – and almost ludicrously large
Meet the Spanish dancer, one of the largest nudibranchs known to science.
Science & Environment
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.