News Jellyfish not just passive drifters …are a lot more active than anyone thought. Scientists from Deakin University, Melbourne, Swansea University, UK, and Université de la Rochelle, France, tagged and tracked a common jellyfish species regularly…
News Camera-wearing whales reveal new insights …suction cups to attach non-invasive digital tags containing sensors and a ‘whale cam’ on the backs of the whales, with the resulting data and footage (watch above) offering new insights…
News Best science and nature photos awarded …Early Career Research Dr Rowena Martin, Research School of Biology at the Australian National University Research: Mechanisms of drug resistance in the malaria parasite Leadership in Science Martin Green, Executive…
News Whale mission heads to Antarctica …aboard New Zealand’s RV Tangaroa, a government research vessel. “Virtually all the countries involved in whale research in the Southern Ocean are getting together to work on one very large…
Destinations Australian town a killer place to see orcas …occurrence of the species. Orca research in Australia Public tours to the area began in February 2015 to promote the orca research projects. On board were scientists Bec Wellard and…
Adventure Steve Irwin's legacy lives on in Cape York …since 2007, that the world’s most comprehensive crocodile study has been taking place. I’m spending a few days with the team led by Professor Craig Franklin, director of research for…
History & Culture Is the Melbourne Cup still the race that stops the nation? …States. Australians spent more than A$220 million on the Melbourne Cup in 2020. Image credit: Dan Himbrechts/AAP But research shows gambling participation is dropping. A recently released study, led by…
Wildlife Homeward bound for bush stone-curlews …able to adapt and survive in the presence of invasive predators. It includes research on modifying the behaviours of both the predator and the prey so they can coexist. For…
News 22 years and counting – the two whale sharks calling Ningaloo home …over two decades. The research is part of a photo identification program led by Dr Brad Norman and Associate Professor David Morgan from Murdoch University’s Centre for Fish and Fisheries…
Science & Environment A beautiful disaster …Parry as we arrive in early May 2024 on the RV Linckia II at The University of Sydney (USyd) research station on One Tree Island (OTI), a 4ha cay off…
