Animals & Plants

CSIRO welcomes the biggest bee in the world to the Australian National Insect Collection

Canberra Times, Other, 20/05/2023, Megan Doherty Two rare specimens of the Wallace's Giant Bee are held in the Australian National […]

New demon catshark species discovered off coast of Western Australia

WEB ABC Online, Other, 10/05/2023, Tallulah Bieundurry The glowing white eyes of a new species of demon catshark that has […]

Kangaroo Island Ants “Play Dead” to Avoid Predators

Trillions, www.trillions.news/news/pacific/, 05/05/2023 They’re well known for their industrious work, but now a species of ant on Kangaroo Island is […]

The ACT gets a brand new butterfly. The Spotted Trident Blue

WEB ABC Online, Other, 18/04/2023, Georgia Stynes The ACT has a new resident, but it's not human. It's the size […]

Australian scientists grow replica human lungs and call for end to animal testing

The Guardian, Other, 12/04/2023, Melissa Davey Professor of nanomedicine Wojciech Chrzanowski finds it "heartbreaking" to recall some of his early […]

Bilbies: What can history teach us about these ‘gorgeous creatures’?

Cosmos Magazine, Other, 07/04/2023, Petra Stock Bilbies have a lot going for them. Silcock is the lead author of research […]

New CSIRO project to crack the codes of Australia’s most invasive species

AgroPages.com, Other, 10/04/2023 CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has embarked on an ambitious new project to unravel the genetic blueprints […]

Climate change could affect the diet quality of fish by 10%

Fish Focus, Other, 10/04/2023 Climate change could affect the diet quality of fish by 10%. The diet quality of fish […]

Eggshells—not bones—reveal the existence of previously unknown extinct birds

Forbes, Other, 20/03/2023 More than 1200 years ago, the island of Madagascar was home to an amazing collection of flightless […]