Animals & Plants

Rock lobster counting continues a 55-year project that reliably predicts its $400 million per year future

ABC Online, Other, 15/03/2024, Joanna Prendergast Fishing is a game of risk and reward the world over, but off the […]

French flies to help south coast farmers in fight against snails

West Australian, Other, 15/03/2024, Olivia Ford A biocontrol program using Australian-bred parasitoid flies is the new line of defence against […]

Discovered in the deep: tiny ‘sucker-bum squid’ with martial arts moves

The Guardian, Other, 11/03/2024, Helen Scales The two species of pygmy squid the size of a fingernail live on Japanese […]

Ag partners and new technology sought for big biosecurity campaign

The Land Australia, Other, 06/03/2024, Andrew Marshall After a run of nationally significant biosecurity breaches, including Queensland's fire ant advance […]

Invasive bees defy logic to build 10,000 colony strong population

Queensland Country Life, Other, 02/03/2024 Invasive Asian honeybees have defied evolutionary expectations and established a thriving population in North Queensland […]

Artificial intelligence to help giant kelp restoration

Canberra Times, Other, 23/02/2024, Ethan James Artificial intelligence from an internet search engine giant could prove crucial in efforts to […]

‘Citizen scientists’ needed for rabbit virus tracking project

Queensland Country Life, Other, 24/02/2024 Rural and regional Australians are needed to join in a long running citizen science survey […]

Night Parrot has genome sequenced by CSIRO for the first time

Daily Telegraph Australia, Other, 18/02/2024, Jordan McCarthy One of the rarest and most elusive birds on the planet, one that […]

Bee all, end all: $100m Transition to Management Plan to combat Varroa mite as pest hits Aussie hives

Daily Telegraph Australia, Other, 15/02/2024, Catherine Piltz A year-long biosecurity control order issued to help combat parasitic Varroa mites targeting […]