Meet the fish with hands
They walk on their fins, and when they’re in a hurry they trot. Welcome to the strange world of handfishes.
They walk on their fins, and when they’re in a hurry they trot. Welcome to the strange world of handfishes.
2017 is looking to be a spectacular year for meteor showers. So here’s what to look out for in both the northern and southern skies.
Usually the butt of jokes and objects of revulsion, it’s time we started listening to the message of the Australian white ibis.
Behind the scenes photographing a living giant – an 84m swamp gum in the depths of Tasmania’s forests, home of the world’s tallest flowering plants.
Homo sapiens – wise human – is no longer an accurate or valid description for the creature we have become, says science writer Julian Cribb. Is it time to change our name?
Australia’s ‘native’ dog, the dingo, is loved or loathed, depending on what side of the fence you’re on. To Indigenous people they are a revered totem; to graziers they are public enemy number one, while some scientists see them as an environmental saviour. Dingoes often find themselves in no-man’s land. Read more in Amanda Burdon’s feature on the place of the dingo in Australia – and see more of Jason Edward’s stunning shots – in AG#136.
New research reveals it is bacteria, not micro algae, which are responsible for Australia’s pink lakes.
They may look romantic, but coconut palms are an invasive weed that needs to be kept in check.
We are only just starting to appreciate the full sexual diversity of animals.
A new study appears to show plants can learn from experience and choose a response. This raises some intriguing questions about the possibility of plant cognition.