Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world responded with public health measures, including nationwide lockdowns, social distancing measures, and travel restrictions. The idea was that ...

Gardeners across Australia are reporting curious visitors as suburban plots shift from thirsty lawns to tangled, native ...

A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology has found that leg loss doesn’t slow tarantulas almost at all.

This invasive species is included in the group of the most harmful ants due to its impact on the natural, agricultural and ...

Scientists discover a “runaway bulldozer” in ant DNA that silences smell genes, keeping chemical communication - and colony ...

A lone motorist stretching by his car at the Brooks Hill Rest Area between Bungendore and Queanbeyan area gives us a sideways glance. Sharp. Close to the ground. Digging deep. Your weekday morning ...

Australian ecologists have made a remarkable discovery about the mysterious and endangered Kangaroo Island dunnart: it is ...

One kind of tiny ant can serve as a monumental example for how to keep members of a community safe from pathogens. A new ...

During disease, ants rebuild their nests with new layouts that block contagion - offering new insights into how design can ...

As part of a $24 million scheme to contain the pests, the government says its aerial control program will disperse two rounds of treatment across 106,000 hectares by mid-2026, with eradication ...

Certain ants appear to alter their nest networks to prevent epidemics, offering inspiration for disease control interventions in the human world as well.

The Crisafulli Government has ramped up its attack on fire ants with an aerial assault underway over parts of the South East. Treatment aims to ...