The study of octopus intelligence is sparking innovation and inspiring us in ways we never thought possible.

Our understanding of where to find ancient life in Australia has been turned on its head by a new appreciation of the country’s geology. Now the world is looking to our vast outback as the latest ...

Researchers have discovered that cane toad tadpoles are cannibalistic and can help stop the spread of their fellow toads.

This knowledge gap comes down to the observational nature of this science, and how nocturnal animals can be extremely difficult to capture or observe in a natural setting. The whole of the Moon “I ...

This extraordinarily successful wildlife rescue set in WA's Porongurup will change your view of trapdoor spiders.

Fairy-wrens are among the most beautiful birds in Australia, but they have quirky personalities too. Get to know all 10 species.

More than 3000sq.km of forests on NSW’s Mid North Coast have been earmarked for the Great Koala National Park. But there’s still work to be done before this proposed reserve becomes the safe haven ...

Tasmania’s Walls of Jerusalem National Park is one of the world’s most overqualified World Heritage sites and forms part of the Tasmania Wilderness World Heritage area. This area encompasses 1.38 ...

On the budgies’ home turf there was money to be made across the supply chain by anyone who could contrive or carry a cage – bird catcher, wildlife dealer, farmer, innkeeper, sailor, even the lowliest ...

Sailing the deep lakes that occasionally form in Australia’s arid outback might not bring the same glory as the Sydney to Hobart, but it has its own challenges and joys for the sailors who chase these ...

Around 400 million years ago, before Australia was a continent on its own, we were lying on our side, attached to Antarctica, India, South America, Africa, Madagascar, Arabia, and Aotearoa/New Zealand ...

Despite the lack of a strong, overarching national strategy, engineers, scientists, academics and entrepreneurs across the continent have been busy developing Australia into a spacefaring nation, ...