Biodiversity Bizarre new species stops Pilliga mining …aquatic creatures that live in groundwater or other water-logged, subterranean environments such as caves. The group is made up of a range different species, such as crustaceans, fishes, snails and…
Adventure Switzerland's Jungfrau region …paddling spots, and available aquatic adventures include whitewater rafting and kayaking on the steep, fast-paced and icy cold glacier-fed Lütschine River. Although the coast is far distant, the long, thin…
Science & Environment Shark deterrent research: WA pledges $2m …going to upset the fine balance of our aquatic ecosystems,” he says. How to avoid shark attacks Christopher Neff, a shark attack researcher at the University of Sydney, says that…
Science & Environment Leech cocoon fossil is remarkable discovery SCIENTISTS BELIEVE THE discovery of a 200-million-year-old soft bodied organism encased in a leech cocoon could begin a series of new fossil discoveries. The ancient Vorticella-like organism, a microscopic aquatic…
News Genetic diversity gives hope to Tassie devils …two to three years.” Adults of breeding age at Devil Ark are paired according to recommendations provided by the Zoo and Aquarium Association (ZAA). The organisation matches devils from conservation…
Science & Environment Gender-bending cuttlefish trick rivals …in an aquarium. They found that males only ever used the split tactic when there was one rival around, and even then only 40 per cent of the time. “When…
Destinations Panama: Kayaking the Kuna Yala …idylls barely big enough to accommodate a dozen palm trees, others are occupied by ramshackle villages that overflow on to jetties built over the aquamarine sea. Our plan was to…
News How 9/11 shed light on stressed whales …but can cause chronic stress. Only weeks before the 9/11 attack, scientists led by Dr Rosalind Rolland of the New England Aquarium in Boston had undertaken a study of North…
Science & Environment Tasman Sea a “hotspot” for ocean warming …forests provide food and shelter to a huge variety of marine species, their destruction can have severe knock-on effects.” Warming waters have implications for aquaculture, too. “If you want to…
Nature & Wildlife New Guinea frog is world's tiniest vertebrate …associated with the buoyancy of aquatic environments – however, both new species of frogs are terrestrial. “The size limit of vertebrates, or creatures with backbones, is of considerable interest to…
