NAIDOC Week has become a modern celebration of First Nations history, culture and achievements. But its beginnings were ...

While shark-spotter drones are a genuine advance in shark detection, they’re not foolproof. Sharks are front of mind for many ...

Six months after conservationists used drone technology in a mouse-eradication project on a remote Western Australian island, ...

Writer Liz Ginis grew from toddler to teen in the green pastures and eucalypt forests of the Bellinger Valley on the NSW Mid ...

In an unprecedented example of hunting specialisation, the ballista spider has evolved a silk-powered snare that targets just ...

This year’s recipients of our prestigious awards span generations and disciplines: a teenager who refused to let illness define his future and became one of the youngest people ever to fly around the ...

Wildlife authorities and advocates remain cautiously hopeful that Australia can still avoid a widespread and devastating outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu, despite Australia recording its first confirmed ...

A celebration of how alien yet relatable so many of the creatures that live among us can be. Bruce Elder shares with us his extensive knowledge, insights, and hot tips for every Australian town in ...

New Australian research shows bumblebees can learn and recognise rhythmic patterns across different tempos and even across senses. Humans are creatures of rhythms. As far as we know, humans have ...

All the essential information you need about Australia’s unique flora and fauna. Bruce Elder shares with us his extensive knowledge, insights, and hot tips for every Australian town in this vast ...

Did daredevil pilots fly under bridges during World War II training exercises? Or are these stories merely aviation folklore?

In 1964, Australian armed forces fight Indonesian troops in Borneo and on the Malay Peninsula. The Indonesian Confrontation, or ‘Konfrontasi’, was a three-year conflict on the island of Borneo and the ...