Wildlife
The great bogong moth migration
What the bogong moth shows is that you can look ordinary while leading an extraordinary life.
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Wildlife
In pictures: BirdLife Australia’s 2018 calendar
BirdLife Australia is turning the spotlight on some of our most beautiful, colourful and intriguing woodland birds.
Wildlife
The plight of the Giant Gippsland Earthworm
Beverley Van Praagh has been studying the giant Gippsland earthworm for more than 25 years, working closely with farmers and community members to better understand and conserve these unique invertebrates.
Wildlife
Top 10: 2017’s most amazing Australian animal science stories
This year, many of Australia’s best animal science stories had a focus on restoring Australia’s biodiversity – the vast web of living organisms that keep our air, soil and water healthy. Biodiversity affects our economic development as well as our health and wellbeing. We offer you ten stories from 2017 that provide hope that sustained efforts can help.
Wildlife
The spectacular crab spider eats prey three times her size
The female spectacular crab spider changes her colours to match her chosen floral, and then she sits patiently, waiting for pollinator prey.
Wildlife
This sequined spider glistens in the light
Australia’s mirror spiders carry tiny little treasure chests on their abdomens.
Wildlife
Fishing nets posing a serious risk to the survival of penguin species
Fishing nets pose a serious risk to the survival of penguin species, according to a new global review of the toll taken by “bycatch” from commercial fishing. Fourteen of the world’s 18 penguin species have been recorded as fishing bycatch.
Science & Environment
What listening to nature can tell us about the health of our ecosystems
A team of scientists have developed the world’s first acoustic observatory, designed to analyse the health of our ecosystems by listening to the various croaks, wing flaps and splashes, or lack there of.
Wildlife
The blue dragon is a master of disguise
It may seem bright and beguiling once washed up onto a local beach, but when it’s in the water the blue dragon is a master of disguise, using its colours to blend with ocean and sky.
Wildlife
The possum with an insatiable sweet tooth
Lapping up the sweet nectar of Australia’s juiciest plants at night, and then napping all throughout the day, Australia’s unique honey possums are living out our dreams.