#Animals

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 […]

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.

Scientists meet on biosecurity disease threats

World-renowned scientists are meeting today at the Emerging Infectious Diseases Symposium (EIDS2012), in Geelong, Victoria, to help improve our ability […]

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 […]

Put on your floaties: There’s an ocean in the outback

Watch out, Queensland! This week, we’re sending a great white your way- but she’s more jolly than jaws. Meet Wanda, […]

Stop the pop?

An earlier post raised the problem of old helium-filled balloons turning up on beaches along the east coast of Australia. […]