Australians have a love affair with waterfalls. Perhaps it’s because we live on the driest inhabited continent on the planet.

Alice Springs has achieved almost mythical fame as a popular subject in poems, songs and novels, the most famous being Nevil ...

New Australian research shows bumblebees can learn and recognise rhythmic patterns across different tempos and even across ...

In 1964, Australian armed forces fought in Borneo and on the Malay Peninsula in the Indonesian Confrontation, or ‘Konfrontasi ...

Living like mammals in a land without them, Aotearoa New Zealand's flightless birds are an evolutionary enigma.

NASA is sending astronauts back around the Moon. And Australia will play a critical role in helping them get there.

There is a reason wasps are the inspiration for so many sci-fi books and films – many species lay their eggs on, or in, the bodies of other arthropods so their larvae have a nutritious and safe start ...

A citizen science study has found participants’ mental wellbeing is positively affected, in a variety of ways.

Australia’s once-successful biocontrol agents for rabbits are losing their edge. As destructive populations of feral bunnies ...

In 1999, University of Tasmania (UTAS) ecologist Professor Menna Jones travelled to Little Swanport on the state’s east coast to trap Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) for a population study – ...

Whether it’s fleas or ticks, hookworms or heartworms, bedbugs or lice, a horrifying array of parasites lurk in every corner, ready and waiting for a suitable host. These tiny creatures are irksome ...