Animals & Plants

Vaccine roll out to help save Coast’s koalas

Sunshine Coast Daily, Other, 26/04/2021, Peter Gardiner Vaccine trials to help save the Sunshine Coast's disease-stricken koalas are expected to […]

A complete DNA barcode library to manage Australia’s environment

ECOS, Other, 19/04/2021, Olly Berry eDNA is poised to revolutionise the way we monitor Australia’s natural environment but it relies […]

How much of a dog is a dingo? New research rekindles identity debate

ABC Online, Other, 26/03/2021, Anna Salleh Back in 2019, an incredibly cute dingo pup was found hiding and crying in […]

Scientists discover why 3 million shearwater birds washed up on Australia’s east coast in 2013

Brinkwire, Other, 28/03/2021, Jonathan Edwards A chance encounter between two very different scientists has solved the mystery of why three […]

Carp occupies 97 per cent Australia’s large east coast rivers, study reveals

ABC Online, Other, 23/03/2021, Jesssica Scremmer As many as 360 million carp clog Australian waterways in a "wet" year, researchers […]

Surprising giant squid are spotted for the first time at 3,000 meters depth

Pledge Times, pledgetimes.com/category/world/, 21/03/2021 Unusual images that show five large deep-sea squid were taken at depths of between 2,000 to […]

How far should humans go to help species adapt?

Wired News, Other, 14/03/2021, Elizabeth Kolbert "I spent 15 years removing cats from fenced reserves and national parks," Katherine Moseby […]

‘Nudi nerds’ turn out for annual sea-slug count and find a blaze of underwater colour

ABC Online, Other, 14/03/2021, Susan Standen Slugs might make you think of garden pests that eat your vegies, but in […]

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 […]