Aussie lungfish has largest animal genome known to science
Scientists are teasing out the secrets that place the Australian lungfish near a critical moment of evolution. A team of researchers at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) in Vienna has sequenced…
Ancient Wonders
Have you wondered who would win in a fight between a crocodile and a shark? Don’t kid yourself: this thought has crossed your mind before, right? My money is on the croc. Crocodiles,…
Australian dolphins form a subculture
Bottlenose dolphins display the first evidence of animal grouping based on mutual interests.
Heavy mating has a cost
The dumpling squid (Euprymna tasmanica) mates for up to three hours and cannot return to peak physical form for up to 30 minutes.
El Niño to blame for ancient reef collapse
Ancient reef foretells the possible fate of modern coral reef ecosystems.
Glowing can be an effective camouflage
Small-eye pigmy sharks’ bellies shine to disguise them from predators.
From dolphins and fish
When a predatory dolphin is on the hunt for food, fish often hide in an empty conch shell.
Meet the seahorses of Sydney Harbour
Sydney has arguably the best marine life of any major city on the planet and is the easiest place in the world to come face-to-face with seahorses in the wild.
