Maugean skate baby delivers hope for endangered species
In a world first, a Maugean skate has hatched from an egg laid in captivity. Scientists hope it’s the first of many. The…
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Possums welcomed back to Country in Red Centre
Conservationists and Traditional Owners have celebrated the return of the common brushtail possum to Central…
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For the love of Mallee
Move slowly and quietly in this specialist Australian arid habitat and you might be rewarded by seeing one of the…
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A wild polo tussle
It’s an event reminiscent of a Banjo Paterson poem. For 35 years, in the High Country 200km east of Melbourne, city polo…
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The man buried three times
By definition, a final resting place is final, isn’t it? Well, not always, it seems. The post The man buried three times…
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Astronomers liken gamma-ray bursts to lighthouse beams
What would happen if time suddenly began running backwards? Of course, it can’t do that, but the question is one that…
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‘Wake-up call to humanity’: research shows the Great Barrier Reef is the hottest it’s been in 400 years
The Great Barrier Reef is vast and spectacular. But repeated mass coral bleachings, driven by high ocean temperatures,…
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How the Great Barrier Reef shows record growth AND intense bleaching
High coral cover amid intense heatwaves and bleaching? Here’s how both can be true on the Great Barrier Reef. The post…
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