Animals & Plants

Interspecies deception: Cuckoos evolved to resemble their host birds

Earth.com, Other, 05/06/2024, Andrei Ionescu An international team of researchers has uncovered new evidence linking coevolution to speciation by studying […]

Australian bird flu cases: the potential impact on humans and native wildlife

Australian Geographic, Other, 23/05/2024, Charlie Page Avian influenza has been detected on an egg farm near Meredith in Victoria's west, […]

CSIRO ship RV Investigator out to discover just how much the ocean’s DNA is changing

ABC Online, Other, 26/05/2024, Gavin-Mcgrath A state-of-the-art surveillance vessel cruises off Victoria's Gippsland coast. Vaguely military in appearance — garish […]

Incredible Invertebrates: From adaptations to discoveries

To humans, many invertebrates can seem alien and strange, or have incredible superpowers unlike any other creature on Earth. In […]

Tanzania roles out plans on managing its Octopus

News Ghana, Other, 12/05/2024, Roger A. Agana Tanzania, a major octopus producer in the Indian Ocean, is working on a […]

Grey-headed flying foxes camping in new locations across Victoria in search of food, habitats

ABC Online, Other, 26/04/2024, Jeremy Lee and Rhiannon Stevens After learning grey-headed flying foxes had taken up residence in a […]

Punk beetle’s chance discovery in Lamington National Park almost disregarded as bird poo

ABC Online, Other, 21/03/2024, Mark Rigby Sporting tufts of spiky white hair and resembling a geriatric punk rocker, a newly […]

Gray-headed flying-fox population is stable—10 years of monitoring reveals this threatened species is doing well

PhysOrg, Other, 25/03/2024 Flying foxes, or fruit bats, are familiar to many Australians. So it may come as a surprise […]

Crocodile study challenges assumptions of far-ranging behaviour finding Queensland crocs stay closer to home

ABC Online, Other, 19/03/2024, Chloe Chomicki & Georgia Loney "Redefining" research on Queensland crocodiles has found the majority remain closer […]