Science & Environment Your guide to some of the best meteor showers for 2017 …southern hemisphere, the Eta Aquariids are one of the highlights of the meteor calendar. Active in autumn, as the nights grow ever longer, the Eta Aquariids are best observed in…
News Dad gives birth to 100+ young - looks like he's sneezing …A baby White’s seahorse. “We have over 100 White’s seahorse babies and are expecting more!” said Mitchell Brennan, aquarium aquarist and seahorse expert. “We took learnings from our first year…
News New population of aquatic carnivorous plant found in the Kimberley RESEARCHERS FROM Curtin University have discovered a new population of critically endangered aquatic carnivorous plants in Western Australia’s remote Kimberly, following a 10-year search of the region. During a recent…
News One of the best meteor showers of the year will grace our skies tomorrow …the brightest star in this constellation – Eta Aquarii. Along with the Orionid meteor show, which is visible in October, the Eta Aquarid is created by debris from Halley’s Comet….
Wildlife The mystery of the NT's aquatic tarantulas captured …breathe underwater. They do this by coating themselves in a thin, mercury-like layer of bubbles. Known generally as aquatic tarantulas, these unique spiders are yet to be given a proper…
News Get ready for a month of shooting stars …the constellation Aquarius, near the Eta Aquarii star. A meteor shower occurs when Earth passes through the debris of an old comet, such as Halley. “It’s rocks and ice that…
Wildlife Gallery: Mysterious seadragons They are little-known but incredibly fascinating creatures of the ocean. Meet our endemic seadragons.…
News The iconic Komodo dragon may be in danger. Here’s why …and Evolution, scientists collated information about the dragon’s biology, including lifespan and movement patterns, and combined this with climate and sea-level change projections to predict the dragon’s future range and…
Wildlife Battle of the water dragons Photographer Cameron Hines was at the right place at the right time to capture these two water dragons battling it out at Warriewood Wetlands on Sydney’s Northern Beaches….
Wildlife Gallery: Australian dragons They’re resilient, they’re intriguing and Australia’s dragons are every bit as adventurous as their flame-throwing namesakes….
