Fish ear bones point to climate impacts

Scientists believe that fish ear bones and their distinctive growth rings can offer clues to the likely impacts of climate […]

Walking on water… a miracle?

By Kim Pullen – Australian National Insect Collection Walking on water might seem like a miracle to us mere humans but […]

Friday Fish Time

Freshwater Sawfish: Apart from the visually obvious, the Freshwater Sawfish is a really interesting FFT subject. It is actually a […]

The Pink Underwing Moth fools predators with its colour

By Kim Pullen – Australian National Insect Collection To look at a Pink Underwing moth (Phyllodes imperialis) resting you would […]

Friday Fish Time

Black Stingray: This is one cool looking ray. You can see where filmmakers and the like get their inspiration for […]

The Plague Soldier Beetle isn’t nearly as bad as it sounds

It's still a mystery why the green and yellow Plague Soldier Beetle, found in temperate southeastern Australia, occasionally builds up to massive numbers.

Treetops to laptops – science and Google keep an eye on things

Detailed satellite imagery about Australian landscapes will soon be only a button push away for land managers in community and […]

They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky…

They’re all together ooky, the insect* family. Who needs the living dead when we have some of the most terrifying, […]

Insect of the week: Thrips

By Kim Pullen – Australian National Insect Collection Inland Australia is a harsh place to live. With daytime temperatures cruel and […]

Sticking it to weeds

CSIRO has developed a new biodegradable weed mat which could put a stop to nasty weeds and transform the future […]

Friday Fish Time

Red Handfish: The red handfish is found on shallow rocky reefs in only a few locations in south- eastern Tasmania. […]

Explainer: what is biodiversity and why does it matter?

By Steve Morton, Honorary Fellow CSIRO,  Andy Sheppard, Theme Leader, Biodiversity CSIRO, and Mark Lonsdale, Chief of Ecosystem Sciences CSIRO […]