Creatura Blog
Tripod fish: a deep-sea fish able to ‘stand’
This unusual fish’s bony fins can extend up to 1m to help them stand
Tag: oceans
Science & Environment
Gallery: Knowing our oceans
Just as the ocean is revealing its mysteries, we’re finding out how delicate its many ecosystems are.
Wildlife
Tracking turtle nests at Eco Beach, WA
Flatback are the only sea turtle species endemic to Australian waters, but much remains uknown about them.
News
VIDEO: Bamboo sharks play dead
Captured on film, bamboo shark embryos play dead by pausing their respiration and slowing their heartbeat.
News
Great Barrier Reef has lost half its coral
Australia’s iconic reef has lost a staggering amount of coral in the past 27 years, say experts.
News
Leopard seals filter feed like whales
Antarctic leopard seals feed at both the top and bottom of the food chain by using different teeth for different jobs.
News
Rips bigger killers than bushfires and sharks
Rip currents kill more Australians per year than natural disasters and sharks combined, says a new study.
AG Blog
Mapping Australia’s sea floor
Scientists are finding out more about the unknown frontiers of the sea floor with 3-D mapping technology.
AG Blog
Postcards from the minke whale expedition pt 4
AG creative director blogs about his time aboard the minke whale research expedition.
AG Blog
Ask an expert: Water on earth increasing?
A reader wants to know whether fossil fuel burning has increased the planet’s water stores.