Science & Environment
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.
Science & Environment
New research conducted with the help of Australian scientists has found oceanic shark and ray numbers have dropped more than 70 per cent in 50 years.
News
More snakes will be slithering around Queensland homes this year, due to climate change and land clearing, but experts say humans have to live with them.
News
The critically endangered orange-bellied parrot is having a fruitful breeding season in southwest Tasmania, giving hope for the species’ survival.
Science & Environment
Pygmy-possums are arguably Australia’s most adorable marsupials, with their curly tails and soft-looking bellies. Here’s your chance to get to know them better.
Creatura Blog
The peacock mantis shrimp is beautiful, deadly, and has more tricks up its sleeve than a Bond villain.
Science & Environment
You may have come across a wandering sea anemone washed ashore, leaving you thinking, “what on Earth was that jiggling ball of baked beans?”
Science & Environment
The world watches with bated breath as the future of one of our most endangered birds hangs in the balance.
News
A little-known type of burrowing crayfish thought to be extinct has been spotted by environmental scientists in steep creeks in Tasmania’s rugged west.
Wildlife
Fighting mulga snakes captured on film on wildlife reserve in outback NSW.