Biodiversity
Festival to make noise to save the snapping turtle
NSW music festival to raise funds for turtle being wiped out by mysterious illness.
Category: News
News
First images from the Sun’s edge reveal origins of Solar wind
NASA scientists have for the first time imaged the edge of the Sun, enabling them to describe the mysterious origins of Solar wind.
News
Bob Irwin’s new memoir includes a never-before-seen letter from 32-year-old Steve
Bob Irwin has shared a letter from a 32-year-old Steve that remained unopened until after the crocodile hunter’s tragic death in 2006, aged 44.
News
The world’s songbirds island-hopped out of Australia
New research disentangles the role Australia played in the evolution of songbirds.
Nature & Wildlife
Scientists have found catfish eating mice
While looking for parasites, a team of WA researchers came across something unusual – catfish with a hunger for mice.
Nature & Wildlife
Aussie comedians act as endangered wildlife to raise money and awareness
This funny video series publicises a new Australian web app that offers a novel way to raise money for endangered species.
News
Parasite has caused Darwin’s finches to sing a different tune
Darwin’s finches on the Galapagos Islands are evolving rapidly due to an introduced parasite, including developing a new birdsong.
Nature & Wildlife
Loggerhead turtle nest found near Byron Bay
128 loggerhead turtles have successfully hatched near Byron Bay, NSW, which is great news for the endangered species.
News
“New to science” black corals filmed off Tasmania
Citizen scientists have captured the first-ever footage of a reef off the coast of eastern Tasmania, including black corals that may be new to science.