Animals
By confirming a major theory in evolutionary biology, scientists will be able to understand the processes that create biodiversity. Image: Shutterstock.

Colour variation speeds up evolution

Decades of data gathered by bird watchers and geneticists have helped confirm a 60-year-old theory of evolution.

Togs, the baby Bush Budgerigar. Image: Wild Life Sydney

Baby bush budgie

Bush budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) are one of Australia’s smallest parrots.

Jumilah with one of her cubs. Image: Rick Stevens/Taronga

Zoos are looking for love online

Female tiger is seeking a mate. Must be genetically unrelated, calm, confident and not unduly aggressive. Preferably reared by his parents.

Australia's own sea turtle. Image: Biosphere Expeditions

Discovering Australia’s own sea turtle

Understanding the Flatback turtle requieres more than your average conservation program.

Pandas often experience mating problems. Image: Shutterstock

Untamed nature

Natural history filmmaker Karen Bass shares footage from her latest projects.

Image: Penn University

Zombie ants and the fungus that saves them

Newly discovered parasite fights the zombie-ant fungus.

A male gambusia. Image: Bart Adriaenssens

Changing climate could affect pest fertility

A noxious fish species could benefit from increasing temperatures.

Cheetahs are the fastest land animal in the world, and can reach speed of up to 112 kilometres per hour. Image: Villiers Steyn/Shutterstock

Bigger isn’t always better—or faster

Lizard study reveals why cheetahs are the world’s fastest animal.

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Motherly love in the animal kingdom

This shows a cannibalized male Argiope bruennichi inside the female's web. Image: S.M.Zimmer

Choosing the right partner is a survival skill

  Love is a battlefield—and the male wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) is one of its survivors.

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