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Spooky spiders trick or treat in a street near you

Instead of fake spider pranks this Halloween, why not arm yourself with some facts about hair-raising arachnids?

No one can hear you scream in here

This Halloween we thought we’d test run our new anechoic chamber on the spine chilling screams from our favourite horror movies…

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Curious Kids: Why do flies vomit on their food?

Bush flies and blowflies all vomit on their food, but other flies are a little more polite at the dinner table and don’t vomit at all.

Preventing farmageddon: new startup targets fruit fly

Our former researchers have founded RapidAIM to take their revolutionary fruit fly-monitoring technology to the world.

Oh mama! Turtle ultrasound aims to uncover nesting sites

To better protect sea turtles, we are using ultrasound and tracking tags to detect where females go to nest, while also finding out what they get up to on the way.

How to shoot bees (with a camera)

Ecologist and photographer extraordinaire, Jame Dorey, shares his beeautiful native bee photos and gives you some sweet tips to snap your own pics.

We came we saw: saving the sawfish

Sawfish are critically endangered. We recently worked with Indigenous rangers to help save these sawsome fish!

Picture this: snap the sea for science

You can help scientists around the world monitor water quality by simply downloading an app and taking a photo of water when you see it.

What the shell: how much is too much plastic for sea turtles?

We know that sea turtles are consuming plastic found in the ocean, but is it actually killing them?

How much plastic does it take to kill a turtle? Typically just 14 pieces

Is the plastic eaten by turtles actually killing them, or do they just happen to have plastic inside them when they die? If we can estimate how much plastic it takes to kill a turtle, we can start to answer the question of exactly how turtle populations are affected by eating plastic debris.

How to make your garden native bee friendly

Now you’ve got your Guide to Native Bees, it’s time to attract them to your garden!

Climate change will reshape the world’s agricultural trade

Climate change will change the dynamic for major food exporters like China and the US.

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