Iridescence, an extraordinary optical phenomenon more commonly associated with birds, butterflies and beetles, has been found – for the first time – in an Australian frog species. The green and golden ...

This article is brought to you by Victor Harbor. There’s a stretch of South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula where windswept beaches meet ancient bush trails, and the mighty Southern Ocean delivers ...

A celebration of how alien yet relatable so many of the creatures that live among us can be.

Ever seen a cave cricket? Australia now has three new species of these spindly, spider‑like creatures. When you picture a cave, you probably think of an environment devoid of life. But for most caves ...

You can’t see them. You can’t feel them. You can’t touch them. But our universe is awash with millions of magnetic fields. An international team, led by Australian researchers at CSIRO and the SKA ...

A celebration of how alien yet relatable so many of the creatures that live among us can be.

Brought to you by Norfolk Island. Mid-year has a habit of arriving before you’re ready for it. The calendar fills and the pace quickens, and somewhere between the meetings and the to-do lists, you ...

A celebration of how alien yet relatable so many of the creatures that live among us can be.

Researchers are working with the world’s first ‘frog hospital’ to identify the cause of tumours in white-lipped and green tree frogs in Far North Queensland. In the lush rainforests of Far North ...

A celebration of how alien yet relatable so many of the creatures that live among us can be.

Researchers have observed bumblebees displaying “liking and disliking” behaviours by shaking their heads and wiping their mouths if they didn’t like food – and licking their lips if they did. These ...

A celebration of how alien yet relatable so many of the creatures that live among us can be.