Wildlife
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Unlikely animal friendships
Why do we love to see unlikely animal friendships? A psychology expert explains.
Category: Wildlife
News
What’s that in my nest? How parasitic relationships create new species
How do new species arise? And why are there so many of them? One possible reason is the arms race between animals such as predators and parasites, and the victims they exploit.
Wildlife
A guide to the flying-foxes of Australia
Australia’s flying-foxes are vital pollinators of our flowering forests and a raft of species, humans included, rely on that.
Opinion & Analysis
OPINION: The real natural history of our tall, wet forests
History and science reveal the true story of mountain ash forests and should inform best management practice for these crucial ecosystems.
News
Is the ‘echidnapus’ the Rosetta Stone of early mammal evolution?
The chance discovery of a long-forgotten tray of fossils in the collections of the Australian Museum has highlighted a previously unknown “Age of Monotremes” that thrived while dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
Science & Environment
In search of our mysterious painted-snipe
As one of our most elusive birds, the endangered Australian painted-snipe is a must-see on every serious birdwatcher’s list.
News
Wombat burrows provide refuge from fires
A new study has found wildlife use wombat burrows for vital shelter, food and even drinking water, during and after a bushfire.
News
Tiny Tanami toadlet call captured for the first time
The call of a tiny, desert-dwelling frog named the Tanami toadlet (Uperoleia micromeles) has been recorded for the first time.
Science & Environment
Protecting our pollinators
Meet the Aussie beekeepers giving back after their revolutionary hive design caused a buzz in apiaries worldwide.
Science & Environment
What causes pilot whale strandings?
It’s one of nature’s strangest mysteries that has baffled humans for millennia.