Nature & Wildlife Australia's curious crabs …much attention because they are small, aquatic and often hide by day. The species known from Melbourne has a body only 1cm wide. The forest-dwelling robber crab (Birgus latro) stands…
Nature & Wildlife The Australian invaders …at closely and realised was a fern from Australia, known here as hairy nardoo (Marsilea hirsuta). The species is sold in the aquarium trade and was probably put in the…
AustroPalaeo EVENT: Weird Dinosaurs book launch …hunters leading the charge. Discover the dwarf dinosaurs unearthed by an eccentric Transylvanian baron, an aquatic, crocodile-snouted carnivore bigger than T. rex, the Chinese dinosaur with wings like a bat,…
Nature & Wildlife Australia's inland jellyfish …transported with aquarium fish and plants, explains how they spread from the Yangtze River to every continent except Antarctica to become one of the world’s most widespread freshwater animals. They…
News Gallery: Designer coral reefs …creation of artificial reefs. Called Modular Artificial Reef Structure (MARS), it can be used for recovery after a coral reef has been destroyed by storms, or for use by aquariums…
Nature & Wildlife A guide to knowing your dugongs from your manatees …west coast of Africa. Similar to other manatees, it’s known to eat a wide variety of aquatic vegetation and is even able to eat the tough waxy leaves of mangroves….
Destinations VIDEO: Warrabah wonderland …for a more spectacular aquatic entrance. Oh, and if you don’t want to sleep under the stars, consider the self-catered, solar-powered Muluerindie house, with four double beds in an open-plan…
History & Culture "The best Olympic Games ever": moments that made the 2000 Sydney Olympics …brim hats and colourful yellow and aqua blue polo shirts, Sydney’s volunteers were the driving force of the friendly air of community that this global, multi-million visitor event managed to…
News VIDEO: Curious great white shark circles diver off WA coast …of James Cook University’s Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture in Queensland, said he agrees the bump wasn’t necessarily aggressive. “It’s not odd there’s contact so early into the…
Nature & Wildlife Why do echidnas swim? …electric currents. This particular biological trait is mostly seen in aquatic animals. While the Australian echidna only has 400 electroreceptors, compared to the platypuses 40, 000 — and that’s just…
