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Wildlife
You may know rainbow lorikeets, but what about all the other lorikeets?
Australia is home to seven species of lorikeet, of which the rainbow lorikeet is the best known.
News
Nearly 100 new ant species discovered in Queensland
Ants are becoming a popular way for scientists to monitor land managements, as the insect is reactive to changes to the ecosystem.
Wildlife
A guide to all six species of quoll
Quolls are some of Australasia’s feistiest carnivorous mammals.
Adventure
Cape Melville’s lost world
An expedition by helicopter to an isolated mountain plateau on the Cape York Peninsula resulted in the discovery of a whole new ecosystem.
Wildlife
Some of the world’s strangest species could vanish before they’re discovered
The organisms that we’re now discovering are often more hidden and more difficult to catch than ever before.
Destinations
Galápagos: Islands of miracles
Its mantle of fame spread by Charles Darwin and his generations of scientific followers, the Galápagos archipelago is a fascinating place to visit, with plenty that’s surprising.
News
The world’s songbirds island-hopped out of Australia
New research disentangles the role Australia played in the evolution of songbirds.
Dr Karl: Need to Know
The thorny devil lizard’s drinking habits
How the thorny devil takes “flat out like a lizard drinking” to the extreme.
Science & Environment
Earth’s biodiversity could be much greater than we thought
The Earth is full of many varied species from the largest mammals to the tiniest organisms. But we now think there could be ten times more species than was originally thought.