A new study has analysed hundreds of interactions between whales and dolphins to better understand a rarely studied behaviour – do they actually ‘play’ together, or is it more of a one-sided relationship?
From body rolls, to side-steps, to headbangs, Australian researchers have studied the dance repertoire of cockatoos, and investigated why they bust these moves.
Global warming creates new ecological hotspots as predators move out and other species move in, study finds.
Artificial light has illuminated and reshaped our world after dark – but at what cost?
The Southern Hemisphere’s largest Dark Sky Reserve will make you feel small – in the best way possible.
Australian researchers attached ‘backpacks’ with tiny sensors on nomadic Australian waterbirds birds to discover the extraordinary ways they migrate to find water.
New research has revealed a surprising trick in which birds use those boring black and white feathers to make their colours even more vivid.
These dogs have learned new tricks to help researchers search for platypuses in hard-to-reach places.
A scheme bringing solar electricity to remote communities promises to improve the lives of some of Australia’s most disadvantaged people.
Footage has provided Sydney researchers with the first evidence of a native rakali attacking a black rat – an introduced and problematic species.