How To Guide to canoeing …millennia prior to that. Yet modern Australia lacks the canoe culture of North America, where a love of open boats is woven into the fabric of outdoor communities. This is…
News Jellyfish not just passive drifters JELLYFISH ARE WIDELY REGARDED as passive oceanic drifters, capable of showing up without warning in large aggregations known as blooms, carried by ocean currents. But it turns out that jellyfish…
Nature & Wildlife Top 10 most venomous animals in Australia …but more often leads to uncontrolled bleeding, with symptoms seen within 15 minutes. Found in highly populated areas throughout eastern Australia, it’s commonly encountered. Related: Australia’s 10 most dangerous snakes…
Nature & Wildlife Hidden housemates: The redback spider …Zealand quarantine authorities commonly intercept the spiders in steel or car shipments. Any unintentional introduction is of concern both for local people, who may be unaware of the spider’s dangerous…
Nature & Wildlife State of fear: what should we do about sharks in NSW? …both Australia and globally that span centuries. Comprehensive data on shark bites, including those in NSW, are collected and compiled in the publicly available Australian Shark Attack File (ASAF), which…
News Urbanisation of crows a “significant moment” …a metre of his office, in an area of high foot traffic, it came with challenges – the pair has started exhibiting the aggressive behaviour of another iconic Australian bird….
News A huge 5.2 m crocodile has been shot dead in Queensland …before the widespread commercial hunting of crocodiles that occurred between 1945 and the complete protection of crocodiles across northern Australia in 1974. “Since crocodiles have been protected by law the…
History & Culture The artworks of Ferdinand Bauer given digital resurrection …For DX Lab’s leader Paula Bray the challenge presented by Bauer — his scattered works and complex colour coding techniques —was a chance to demonstrate to audiences the critical role…
Nature & Wildlife The unstoppable fish …water saltier then the sea. Because they are compulsive travellers, they can be found in most waterbodies in the northern two-thirds of Australia. They show next to no genetic variation…
Nature & Wildlife Obsessed with moss? You should read this first …complanatum, is so rare in Australia (in NSW it is endangered) that European botanists have suggested that ‘perhaps the Irish populations should be treasured and conserved rather in the same…
