News
How crocodile feeding is increasing fatalities
Brandon Michael Sideleau has researched crocodile attacks for years. He says videos of people feeding crocodiles at site of latest attack are deeply concerning.
Category: Video
Science and Environment
Stopping cane toads from advancing across northern Australia
Scientists have launched a new weapon in the fight to keep cane toads from reaching the Pilbara, in north-west WA.
History and Culture
Defining Moments in Australian History: Pemulwuy fights back
1792: First Nations man Pemulwuy leads resistance against British colonists.
News
Should Australians have to keep pet cats indoors?
Two-thirds of Australians support banning pet cats from roaming. Researchers say a ban would save millions of native animals – and billions of dollars.
Travel
A new way to discover Antarctica: Fly over Drake Passage
Drake Passage’s formidable reputation has long deterred travellers wanting to discover the White Continent. But things have changed. You can now fly across Drake Passage in just two hours and be immersed in Antarctica’s delicate wild places in less time than it takes to drive from Bondi to Newcastle. Here’s how you can explore the wonders of Antarctica while avoiding a multi-day ocean crossing of Drake Passage.
History and Culture
The macabre history of Canberra’s ‘haunted’ NFSA building
The National Film and Sound Archives in Canberra is housed in a building with stripped classical architecture and Art Deco elements. But look closer and you’ll see wombat faces peeping through roundels, goannas carved on the heads of columns, frill-necked lizards framing the front entrance and a skylight in the foyer featuring a stylised platypus. These details are a window into its past as the National Museum of Australian Zoology, later renamed the Australian Institute of Anatomy.
Science and Environment
Giant eagles and scavenging vultures shared the skies of ancient Australia
Today, Australia is home to 17 species of hawks and eagles. But the fossil record shows some other, rather special raptors were present in the relatively recent past.
Science and Environment
‘Heat-proofing’ coral: Aussie discovery throws a lifeline to world’s dying reefs
Inoculating coral with microalgae that have been deliberately evolved to tolerate high temperatures, could slow losses caused by mass bleaching events on the Great Barrier Reef and elsewhere.
News
How to rebuild a platypus population
An innovative collaboration between field biologists and zoo vets could be the saviour of one of Australia’s most recognisable mammals.
Science & Environment
Rare white platypus spotted in northern NSW
Turtle researchers working in the New England Tablelands region have documented repeated sightings of a white platypus.