News Engineering bioplastics for the future …caps and wrappers, which are engineered to fully break down in compost, land and in aquatic environments,” says Professor Andy Whiteley, CSIRO Research Program Director. CSIRO and Murdoch University are…
Northern Territory Let your travel make a difference with AAT Kings …beautiful, and a wonderful way to connect with the land is on a four-hour cruise, a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience with AAT Kings. This aquatic adventure will not only showcase…
Science & Environment The power of Takayna …This incredible tally includes 12 threatened bird species, four threatened mammals, including the eastern and spotted-tailed quoll and 16 freshwater species, mainly aquatic insects and snails that rely on Takayna’s…
History & Culture Post Office Island: Family pearls …business. She grew up around these waters and was one of Australia’s first female crayfish boat skippers. After retiring, she developed aquaculture on Post Office Island and diversified the business….
Nature & Wildlife Outback lady lizards have given up on sex in favour of cloning themselves …the ability to reproduce asexually on the odd occasion – like the famous aquarium-bound sting ray, Charlotte, who spontaneously gave birth despite not encountering a male of her species in…
Nature & Wildlife Troubled waters: Australia's freshwater fish are facing extinction …levels and warmer water. The other major threats facing native fish are agriculture and aquaculture (38 per cent), pollution (38 per cent), hunting and fishing (19 per cent), energy production…
News A helping (robotic) hand for coral …Foundation want to roll out this technology in coral farms and aquariums across the world to increase coral production. “The next challenge is placing the corals back in their natural…
Nature & Wildlife Unlocked: the genome of the mysterious marsupial mole …aquatic environments. However, it raises interesting questions about why this trait isn’t more commonly observed in ground-dwelling animals. “If it’s possible to have evolved to produce sperm without having external…
History & Culture Great Aussie mysteries …Status: Officially unsolved, unofficially solved A quiet backwater of the Lane Cove River is as idyllic a place as you’ll find in suburban Sydney. But this aquatic haven was far…
Nature & Wildlife Reef revival …inky depths. Lady Musgrave Island’s lagoon, part of a 3000-acre living reef, is nature’s own aquarium – pristine, wondrous, and now home to one of the most ambitious marine education…
