Our own Bry the Fly Guy is heading to Florida with swarms of entomologists to talk about solider flies at The International Congress of Entomology.
Fish specimens old and new have to be assigned a species for all sorts of important management reasons. But who does the identifying? And how do they ID the fish?
Hitching a ride with our kangaroos, platypuses and koalas is the biodiversity you don’t normally see: parasitic worms, or helminths.
Through a multi-group investigation based around northern Australia, we've identified a new species, one of the largest known stingrays.
Kokoda is a global hotspot for biodiversity, and the specimens housed at Canberra's The Australian National Herbarium are vital for understanding such diversity.
Researchers from our National Collection have won the 5th J.O. Westwood Medal for Excellence in Taxonomy by the Royal Entomological Society for their three volume set on longhorn beetle.
Imagine discovering a new species during your summer holidays. That’s what happened to Deb Osterhage when she spent two months as a vacation scholar at the Australian National Fish Collection at CSIRO.
Mark Clements, orchid specialist, has been awarded the prestigious Westonbirt Orchid Medal yesterday in London for his contributions to the botanical community.
What happens when science meets food meets art? You get sculptural meringues and splices — mud cakes, if you will — from our resident artist, Natalie Maras.
The summer of 2015–16 is expected to bring an explosion of house and bush flies. Here's how we're using dung beetles to thwart those pesky insects.
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