Animals & Plants

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 […]

Butterfly collector’s lifelong search for rare species sees collection grow

ABC Online, Other, 13/04/2025, Justin Huntsdale It is a real possibility that Stephen Brown will travel to the literal edges […]

CSIRO shines a light on Bass Canyon’s deep, dark underworld

ABC Online, Other, 13/04/2025, Gavin McGrath Four thousand metres below the Southern Ocean surface lies a mysterious and alien world. […]

Native Australian fungi and bacteria found to stop unstoppable fall armyworm

ABC Online, Other, 27/03/2025, By Megan Hughes & Maddelin McCosker Fall armyworm's relentless march across the globe has threatened the […]

Snipers, recorders – and secrets: Saving the Aussie parrot called ‘birdwatching’s Holy Grail’

Sydney Morning Herald, Other, 08/02/2025, Nick O'Malley The drive from Longreach to Pullen Pullen Reserve in the far west of […]

Victorian chicken farm in quarantine after highly pathogenic strain of bird flu detected

ABC Online, Other, 09/02/2025, Ashlee Aldridge A north-east Victorian poultry farm is in quarantine after a new case of bird […]

Citizen scientists can boost IUCN species assessments, but need better guidance from ecologists

Mongabay, Other, 26/11/2024, Mahima Samraik Australia’s vibrant biodiversity is hanging by a thread, but citizen scientists have stepped up with […]