The insects that clean up dead animal matter would love to get their mouthparts on our collections. Here’s how we stop them.
All dung beetles are scarabs. Some dung beetles roll poo. Not all poo-rolling beetles are scarabs. What’s the answer to this (we)evil riddle?
We love bees for their pollination and honey production. Now there’s new buzz around another task: monitoring crops for plant viruses.
Ethan Towns on becoming the LGBTQIA+ role model he never had and infusing Indigenous science into his research.
Our innovations, from fast Wi-Fi to predicting bushfires, were once considered impossible. Until someone, just like you, joined us and took on the challenge.
Out and about or staying at home this summer? Become a citizen scientist and help Aussie invertebrates.
Clisa australis is a rare, distinctive-looking Australian fly. It lives with bats, likes pit toilets and had been missing for 30 years.
From mosquitoes to bush flies, some members of the fly family are not welcome guests this summer.
From holly to Christmas beetles, meet these 12 species of Christmas that remind us of the holiday season in Australia.
Millions of specimens held in our National Research Collections Australia are going digital for science.
Insect pollinators are just as important for native flowers as they are for crops. We’re unveiling the hidden pollinator networks in the Australian alps.
In the past year, together with our partners, we’ve described 139 new species.
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