Smoke from bushfires poses a health hazard for all of us

Smoke from bushfires and fires prescribed for fuel reduction, silviculture (tree farming) and biodiversity management are the largest source of air pollutants in Australia.

Biomaterials are the business

Petrochemicals are, like, so last century. Biodegradable, bioderived biomaterials are all the rage, and for good reason too.

Friday Fish Time

There are not many things that can offer you a 15 metre circumference hug. If a giant squid was approaching […]

Long life and resistant to diseases? Our money’s on bats to survive the apocalypse

Bats are amazing creatures. They’ve been around for at least 65 million years, and in that time have become one […]

Friday Fish Time

Orange Roughy: Can’t believe it has taken FFT over a year to come to this important fish of the sea. […]

Scribbly gum ‘scribbles’: an ancient dialect written in the trees

The secret life of the scribbly gum moth has been revealed, including how and where these moths develop and how they make their scribbles.

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.