Animals & Plants

Replanted rainforests may benefit from termite transplants

Science Daily, Other, 07/05/2025 Termites -- infamous for their ability to destroy wood -- are rarely welcomed into rainforests that […]

Dung beetles no longer unsung heroes of the paddock

Tasmanian Country, Other, 07/05/2025, Lana Best At the heart of a new exhibition at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery […]

Underwater ‘hotels’ in place to give spotted handfish a head start to life outside captivity

ABC Online, Other, 29/04/2025, Georgie Burgess Captive-bred juvenile spotted handfish have been released into the wild for the first time, […]

Loss of nature’s ‘unsung heroes’ threatens ecosystems

PhysOrg, Other, 01/05/2025 A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution has put to the test what happens when […]

Rare, tiny ‘left-handed’ seashell found at Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

ABC Online, Other, 25/04/2025 An eight-year-old girl has found a "very, very rare" seashell, previously undiscovered, in a box that […]

For the first time, a Deep-sea Painted Swellshark is filmed alive in the wild

IFLScience, Other, 26/04/2025, Tom Hale For the very first time, scientists have captured live footage of the painted swellshark (Cephaloscyllium […]

Nightmarish creatures found on Antarctica seafloor including eyeless ‘jelly pig’ from 19,500ft deep and 20-INCH spiders

nytimes.com, General News, 16/04/2025 Strange creatures dredged up from the Antarctica seafloor by scientists may have previously been undiscovered. “The […]

How long does a seed live? The science behind seed banks

Cosmos Magazine, Other, 16/04/2025, Lauren Fuge Seed banks around Australia store the seeds of thousands of species, but even when […]

Zombie ants found in Top End

Australian Geographic, Other, 14/04/2025, Alysha Huxley Strange-looking ants being controlled by a fungus have been discovered on Jawoyn country in […]