Long-nosed Potoroos can vary from reddish-brown to grey across their distribution, but all have paler fur below. Nose is long and tapering, with a naked patch of skin extending onto the snout from the ...

This year's powerful El Nino and the record global heat it's driving, along with severe droughts, wildfires and shrinking ...

An Australian startup aiming to make green hydrogen work for heavy industry has launched an AI-optimised production line ...

A never-before scientifically documented moment between a humpback whale and her stillborn calf has scientists rethinking the ...

Ducks have dodged bird flu in Australia so far but are shaping as a possible spreader of the highly contagious strain. In a ...

The size and location of the giant kelp forests that once populated swathes of the Victorian coastline largely live on ...

Australia has more than enough renewable energy and battery projects planned to meet its 2030 target, but it could still fall short unless construction speeds up, a report has found. The Institute for ...

Major fossil fuel-producing nations including Australia must stop expanding coal and gas developments to prevent climate ...

The Earthshot Prize named Australia's Indigenous Desert Alliance as one of the 15 finalists in its 2026 competition late on Friday, selecting it from a field of almost 7000 nominations. The group, ...

Common Death Adder Feeding and diet The Common Death Adder feeds on frogs, lizards and birds and, unlike most Australian venomous snakes that actively search for prey, this snake sits in one place and ...

Feather-legged Assassin Bug The Australian Museum acknowledges that we operate on the lands, waters and skies of many First Nations Peoples. As Australia's first museum, we share the responsibility of ...

Feeding and diet Hover flies may appear in large numbers during hot weather. They linger in gardens to feed at flowers and to seek shade. Many species perform the useful role of ridding the garden of ...