Nature & Wildlife
Why spiders don’t stick to their webs
Flies get stuck fast, so there must be a reason why spiders are able to escape the sticky clutches of their webs.
Tag: animals
Nature & Wildlife
How animals sleep: secrets of slumber
Without the luxury of fluffy pillows and a warm bed, animals retreat to the land of Nod in some extraordinary ways.
Nature & Wildlife
Help save turtles with a new tracking app
Download a new Aussie app to help protect freshwater turtle nests from feral animals.
Nature & Wildlife
Leaf-tailed gecko named in top 10 new species of 2014
The Cape Melville leaf-tailed gecko has been named as one of the top new species finds of 2014
History & Culture
Gallery: Celebrating PNG’s first conservation area
An AGS-funded team is collaborating with locals to protect the wildlife of PNG’s first major conservation area. Read the full story in Australian Geographic magazine #120.
Nature & Wildlife
Humpback whales: behind the scenes
Get up close and personal with some of the ocean’s amazing animals
Creatura with Bec Crew
Caterpillar an expert in mimicry
This little caterpillar has elaborate mimicry to appear much bigger and scarier than it is.
Nature & Wildlife
Dingo declared a separate species
The dingo has been given its own species status, recognising that it is not descended from dogs or wolves.
Nature & Wildlife
All in a species name: ode to the famous
Many famous people have been honoured with a species named after them.
Creatura with Bec Crew
Cuvier’s beaked whale the deepest diving animal
A Cuvier’s beaked whale has dived to almost 3000m below the ocean surface