News
Rising CO2 predicted to make fish ‘drunk’
Researchers predict rising CO2 in the world’s oceans will make fish drunk and disoriented earlier than previously thought.
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Nature & Wildlife
The dramatic social lives of octopuses revealed
Perplexing scientists for generations with their intelligence and bizarre behaviours, the social lives of octopuses has remained largely a mystery – until now.
News
Record-breaking all-female paddle across Pacific
After 257 days at sea, the Coxless Crew arrived in Cairns just in time for Australia Day.
Biodiversity
Numbats thrive in feral-free reserves
As West Australian numbat populations decline, fenced reserves in South Australia and New South Wales are yielding more hopeful results.
News
“Racism is killing the Australian dream” speech goes viral
Indigenous Australian journalist Stan Grant has delivered a passionate speech on racism and the Australian dream that is being described as Australia’s “Martin Luther King moment”.
News
Snake bites spike in Queensland
A dozen people and a kitten have fallen victim to snake bites in the past three days in Queensland.
News
Everything you need to read this Australia Day
From top Aussie songs, foods and inventions, to the controversy surrounding our national day – here’s the very best of our Australiana content for Australia Day.
Biodiversity
Dugong rescue operation in NSW
A young dugong recently found a long way from home in southern NSW is being relocated to Queensland after concerns over its health mounted.
News
Secrets of the Coral Sea revealed
Researchers have discovered ancient “living fossils” and rare corals in previously uncharted depths in the Coral Sea.
News
The planets are about to align
From 20 January, all five bright planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn – will appear in a line, visible to the naked eye.