Do all vampires have fangs?
A trip to the Deep Oceans exhibition at the Australian Museum changed our perspective on these alleged neck nibblers.
Sorry molluscs, can’t hide from the mantis shrimp
Researchers are looking at the club of the Peacock mantis shrimp as inspiration for designing strong materials.
Octopus focus on key features for camouflage
Effective camouflage technique give octopi an evolutionary advantage.
Victoria’s orange army
Thousands of Giant Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) congregate in Port Phillip Bay every year before their winter moult.
Endangered seagrasses can store carbon
Scientists estimate that seagrass meadows can store as much carbon as a forest.
Mysterious bleaching
The smooth coral flower (Eusmilia fastigiata) usually varies in colour from shades of yellow-grey to brown with blue-green tinting and white tentacles, but this particular specimen found on a reef in the Caribbean…
Changing climate could affect pest fertility
A noxious fish species could benefit from increasing temperatures.
Glowing can be an effective camouflage
Small-eye pigmy sharks’ bellies shine to disguise them from predators.
