Animals & Plants

Controlling Cane Toads through genetic editing

ABC Online, Other, 08/02/2021 CRISPR, the genetic editing technology taking science by storm. Mark Tizard, Team Leader and Principal Research […]

Saving the Last Handfish

Ocean Geographic Society, Other, 03/02/2021 I vividly recall uncovering my first Red Handfish from beneath a tangled mess of seaweed. […]

Invasive species put under spotlight in photo competition

Stock Journal Australia, Other, 02/02/2021, Vanessa Binks This year's Centre for Invasive Species Solutions Feral Photo and Video competition is […]

NT Government proposes changes to threatened species list

Katherine Times, Other, 01/02/2021, Roxanne Fitzgerald Australia's biodiversity is at risk, with more than 1,700 species of plants, animals, micro-organisms […]

CSIRO study looks at ways to improve biodiversity

Benalla Ensign, Other, 27/01/2021, Rodney Woods Feeding a hungry world has put increasing pressure on our lands and the native […]

Australia sends groundbreaking new technology to Antarctica as krill fishers eye expansion

ABC Online, Other, 29/01/2021, Patrick Wood Australian scientists will today embark on a voyage into the ice for a mission […]

Scientists just discovered 3 new kinds of carnivorous sponge in the deep ocean

msn.com, www.msn.com/en-us, 18/01/2021, Jacinta Bowler Even though we know the deep sea is weird, 'carnivorous sea sponges' still sound like […]

Where have Lake George’s tiger snakes gone?

Canberra Times, Other, 16/01/2021, Tim the Yowie Man Lake George has long been a stronghold for tiger snakes. Dr Adam […]

Native sharks under threat from global warming

Townsville Bulletin, Other, 12/01/2021, Elisabeth Silvester A new report from CSIRO and BOM has warned us about the worsening effects […]