Animals & Plants

A fungus lover’s foray into foraging

Midland Express, Other, 11/03/2021 Interest in foraging for wild food is on the rise, and magnificent mushrooms are very much […]

Scientists studying krill want to know how the tiny fish are affected by climate change and fishing

ABC Online, Other, 10/03/2021, Lucy Macdonald They are known as the building blocks of the ocean and great swarms of […]

Bendigo ghost fungi make you vomit violently, but they sure are pretty

Bendigo Advertiser, Other, 09/03/2021, Tom Callaghan Breathe easy, the eerily green glow appearing in central Victoria is a mushroom, not […]

Great Barrier Reef home to giant donut-shaped structures with unique animal and plant communities

ABC Online, Other, 02/03/2021, Nick Kilvert The fauna and flora communities on the Halimeda reefs are unique, new research has […]

Blind luck and Nullarbor cavers help WA Museum bring four new trapdoor spider species into the light

ABC Online, Other, 22/02/2021, Emma Wynne Handy scientific detective work has led to the discovery of four new species of […]

Australia National Insect Collection virtual tour

Our Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC) team have opened their doors to us for a virtual tour. Watch here: https://youtu.be/hJQZo1CyIIY

AI technology helps protect sea turtle nests from feral pigs in north Queensland

ABC Online, Other, 18/02/2021, Mark Rigby Scientists and Indigenous rangers are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to help […]

Is that Barramundi or Asian Sea Bass?

ECOS, Other, 19/02/2021, Kate Langford It has been said that twice as much Barramundi is sold in Australia as farmed […]

Ocean plastic poses a “substantial threat” to imperiled Albatrosses

Maritime Executive, Other, 20/02/2021 Plastic in the ocean can be deadly for marine wildlife and seabirds around the globe, but […]