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Captain Cook’s 1768 Voyage to the South Pacific Included a Secret Mission
The explorer traveled to Tahiti under the auspices of science 250 years ago, but his secret orders were to continue Britain’s colonial project
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Archaeological Dig at Australian Metro Station Unearths 1,000 Human Teeth
A local dentist probably flushed the molars down the toilet or discarded them with his trash
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Magnets Help Keep Sharks Out of Fish Traps
Adding cheap magnets to the traps reduced shark and ray bycatch by a third and increased fish hauls by just as much, according to a new study
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The National Zoo’s Beloved, Aging Emu Has Died
Darwin delighted zoo patrons for 21 years with his clever antics and charisma
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Birds Can Learn “Foreign” Languages to Stay Safe
The superb fairywren was able to learn a new alarm call just by listening to the warnings of other species
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An Australian City Beats Dengue Fever Using Special Mosquitoes
There has not been a case of the disease in Townsville for four years after the release of insects carrying a naturally occurring bacteria
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Can Scientists Save an Endangered Marsupial by Breeding Out Its Taste for Poisonous Toads?
Some northern quolls do not eat deadly cane toads. New research suggests their aversion is an inherited trait
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Pink Was the First Color of Life on Earth
Researchers have found bright pink pigments in 1.1 billion year old fossils of cyanobacteria drilled in West Africa
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Endangered Eastern Quolls Are Born on Mainland Australia for the First Time in 50 Years
Three of the feisty marsupials, which had been reintroduced to the wild, were found with joeys in their pouches
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Kadibil, who died at the age of 95, had her incredible odyssey recounted in the acclaimed 2002 film ‘Rabbit-Proof Fence’
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Australian Feral Cats Eat More Than a Million Reptiles Per Day
A new study shows cats snack on 258 reptile species, and could push some to the brink of extinction
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Archaeologists Uncover 20,000-Year-Old Kangaroo Cook Out
The site in Pilbara is one of many helping to define human movements in Australia
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Australia Builds World’s Largest Cat-Proof Fence to Protect Threatened Species
The country’s feral cats have been linked to the extinction of 20 species
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Hundreds of Blue Whales Are Permanent Residents Off New Zealand’s Coasts
Survey and genetic data show the whales of South Taranaki Bight are a unique population of non-migratory blue whales
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Australian Brewers Are Making Beer From Yeast Found on a Shipwreck
A new porter-style ale gets its funk from a 220-year old specimen
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The World’s Oldest Known Spider Has Died at Age 43
The female trapdoor spider ruled over her burrow in the Australian outback until a parasitic wasp attacked
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2016 Ocean Heatwave Killed 30 Percent of the Great Barrier Reef
Combined with a 2017 temperature spike, half of the 2 billion corals on the reef have died since 2015
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The Super-cute Eastern Quoll Returns to Mainland Australia
Wiped out by a mystery disease and non-native foxes, the spotted, cat-sized predator is being reintroduced in Booderee National Park
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131-Year-Old Message in a Bottle Found on Australian Beach
The oldest yet found, the relic was thrown into the Indian Ocean by German sailors conducting an experiment
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A Deadly Virus Is on the Rise for Australia’s Cats
“Cat plague” hasn’t been seen in pets down under for 40 years ago, but a new spate of cases has veterinarians concerned
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