History & Culture
Back to the Moon: Australia’s mining expertise at forefront of new era of space exploration
Australia’s mining expertise is at the forefront of a new era of space exploration that’s looking to the Moon and beyond.
Category: Science & Environment
Creatura Blog
Orchid mantis babies are strange little aliens
Like baby xenomorphs lurking menacingly in the crawl space, orchid mantis babies are feisty little critters that sure can hold their own.
Science & Environment
An intimate look at the challenges of caring for wildlife amid a pandemic
Meet wombat joeys Beatrice, Bronson and Landon: few babies have had such a tough start to life as these three.
News
It’s official: Australia is home to a fly named after Deadpool
Over the past year, CSIRO has given scientific names to 165 new species.
News
Highest ice dome on the Antarctic Plateau best place to view stars
A chilly, but superb place to observe stars.
Science & Environment
The mystery of the Top End’s vanishing wildlife
Exactly why the Top End’s mammals have declined so severely has long been unknown, leaving scientists and conservation managers at a loss.
Creatura Blog
The golden fruit dove looks like it belongs in a fairy tale
Hailing from the forests of Fiji, the golden fruit dove has an otherworldly glow about it, like a fairy tale character come to life.
Destinations
A concise history of Antarctic exploration
The mainland of the most southern continent was first discovered 200 years ago, and a spirit of exploration still colours visits to the frozen continent today.
Science & Environment
Rare baby sunfish reveal early life of one of the ocean’s weirdest fish
For the first time ever, scientists have been able to identify a species of sunfish larvae.
Science & Environment
This year’s best astrophotography
These beautiful astronomical images were chosen for this year’s David Malin awards.