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Mysterious gaze

The Ural owl can be found in Europe and Asia. Its average wingspan is 1.30 metres; females are larger than males, and they usually weigh up to 1.3 kilograms. Strix uralensis hunts rodents…

Fruit flies change after sex

Men are from Mars, women are from Venus — and fruit fly neural circuits can prove it.

I can see it, I can feel it but I just can’t reach it!

You can roar all you like big cat, but I ain’t moving!

Tomato genome sequenced

Breeding for appearance may lead to a sacrifice in flavour.

Octopus focus on key features for camouflage

Effective camouflage technique give octopi an evolutionary advantage.

The Top End in storm season

In the Top End, you’re never really alone. The red dust and open roads speak of a uniquely Australian brand of isolation; but it only takes a moment’s pause to hear the roar…

Genes tell plants when to flower

Victoria’s orange army

  Thousands of Giant Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) congregate in Port Phillip Bay every year before their winter moult.

Rare butterfly expanding its ranges

Some species will suffer from climate change while others will thrive — it all depends on their interactions with other species.

Arachnophobia cured within three hours

Brain scans show long-term effects of therapy to reduce fears.

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