Wildlife
Australia’s weird and wacky wasps
Native wasps have some creepy – but fascinating – habits to ensure their survival.
Tag: biology
Science & Environment
‘Bunyip’ bird returns to restored Tasmanian wetlands
For the first time in more than 40 years, the distinctive booming call of the endangered Australasian bittern once again rings out across the waters of Tasmania’s Lagoon of Islands.
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Teaching toads: how we can save native species from cane toads
Australia can claim more than its fair share of environmental blunders, but the introduction of cane toads (Rhinella marina) in 1935 surely ranks as one of the worst.
Science & Environment
The storytellers of the Great Barrier Reef
More than 100 dedicated Master Reef Guides are sharing the GBR’s most important stories with visitors in a bid to inspire its greater protection.
News
‘Happy news’: platypus baby born after successful translocation to NSW habitat
Less than a year after ten platypuses were released into Sydney’s Royal National Park, scientists and researchers have discovered a juvenile platypus.
News
‘White and hairy from the camp’: New fluffy longhorn beetle discovered in Gold Coast rainforest
Meet the new beetle on the block.
News
Pythons found to be highly-sustainable food source
Pythons are a low-emission, climate-resilient food source, converting feed to protein better than chickens or cattle, new research has found.
Science & Environment
The giant squid: a short history
Giant squid are infamous and plentiful creatures that have been found in every ocean. But the journey of the world’s longest cephalopod from mythology to science is far from over.
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Wildlife
What gives golden possums their colour?
A rare genetic mutation is behind the golden colour of this possum.