Science & Environment
Celebrating nature’s underground architects
Weighing in at around 130kg, with shining silver tentacles reaching almost 2m across, is the star of the Queensland Museum exhibition, Insect Agency.
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Australian scientist urges world to “slam the brakes” as report reveals climate change tipping point now closer
The world isn’t doing enough to tackle climate change which could increase catastrophic weather conditions, experts warn following this year’s annual insight into how fossil fuel use is tracking globally.
Science & Environment
Antarctica: a continent in crisis
As world leaders gather for the COP28 climate summit, we bring you a special report on how Antarctica is already responding to a warming world.
Science & Environment
Why are we seeing so many ‘seabird wrecks’?
If you are a regular beachgoer, you would know it’s not uncommon to see the odd dead bird lying on the sand. But recently there have been hundreds of seabirds washing up dead along Australia’s beaches.
Science & Environment
Moonlight basking and queer courting: The secret lives of freshwater turtles
New research reveals fresh insights into Australian freshwater turtle behaviour, survey methods and conservation strategies.
News
Fire ants jump Queensland border into NSW
Fire ants have crossed the Queensland–NSW border for the first time since the infestation of the invasive species began, with the potential to devastate Australia’s natural environment and agriculture industry.
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Australia’s emissions policies savaged by experts ahead of COP28 climate summit
Experts have savaged Australia’s efforts to rein in domestic emissions, pointing to a litany of failures and calling for a radical reset.
History & Culture
Eye of the storm
To stay or go? Tracey Nearmy’s photo captures a couple’s dilemma during Black Summer.
News
Pollution and climate change are making it harder to be male . . . if you’re a sea turtle
Green sea turtle populations are already becoming increasingly female due to a warming climate. Now pollution may also be contributing to unbalanced sex ratios in the species.
History & Culture
Join the hunt for Bäuerlen’s long-lost legendary ferns
New research points to a pair of nineteenth-century albums of pressed plants as possibly being created by botanist Wilhelm Bäuerlen. Are there others out there?