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New species of small life forms recorded from northeast

Festive season of zoological finds in India's northeast: 11 emperor moths, new frog, 2 snails, 19 scarab beetles, & bent-toed gecko recorded. Moths named after moons on wings, frog after streams, snails after Himalayas & gecko after Vairengte area.

The Hindu · Nov 16, 2023

5 things we need to see in Australia's new nature laws

Australia’s abysmal rates of extinctions and land clearing since European colonisation are infamous globally. Our national environmental legislation has largely failed to protect biodiversity, including many threatened plants, animals and ecological communities. But change is afoot.

The Conversation · Nov 16, 2023

Big cats eat more monkeys in a damaged tropical forest – and this could threaten their survival

Monkeys are not usually a popular menu item for big cats. Primates are, after all, hard to catch: living in the canopies of large trees and rarely coming down to the ground. Jaguar and puma have varied diets and will normally hunt the species that are most common where they…

The Conversation · Nov 16, 2023

Shelled octopus in spotlight with award-winning photo

An award-winning image of a tiny paper nautilus is part of a new exhibition of ocean photography at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney.

AAP · Nov 16, 2023

Elephants may be first non-human animals to call each other by names

Names may help closely bonded elephants coordinate with one another over long distances, scientists say

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023

NSW forestry agency given another stop work order after EPA identifies endangered greater glider habitat

State-owned Forestry Corporation must halt operations in parts of Flat Rock state forest, months after similar issues raised in Tallaganda

The Guardian - AU · Nov 15, 2023

Country diary: Willing the waxwings south

West Norwood, south London: These spectacular berry lovers have made it down here before, and conditions are tantalisingly in our favour

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2023

Expert Explains Why Butterfly Sightings In November Are ‘very Worrying’

Experts have said it's worrying to see the insects at this time of year. 

Zenger · Nov 14, 2023

It sounds like science fiction. But we can now sample water to find the DNA of every species living there

Figuring out what species live in an ecosystem, and which ones are rare or just good at hiding is an essential way to understand and care for them. Until now, it’s been very labour intensive.

The Conversation · Nov 14, 2023

How to handle Australia’s ‘plague’ of cabbage-chomping butterflies

Experts warn Melbourne and Sydney gardeners to look out for the species, commonly referred to as the cabbage moth, which has flourished this year

The Guardian - AU · Nov 14, 2023