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Hover flies are small to medium sized flies with large heads, large eyes, and small or inconspicuous antennae. Their bodies are medium to slender, with a waist that is not significantly narrow, unless ...

Ever wonder what really happens when the Museum doors close at night? Curious minds aged 6-12 years old and their grown-ups are invited to the Australian Museum's family-favourite sleepover event.

Environment groups including The Wilderness Society, Climate Integrity and the Australian Conservation Foundation also ...

Giant Water Bug The Giant Water Bug positions itself head-down on a submerged plant stem and hunts by ambush, taking tadpoles, small fish, frogs, snails and aquatic insects. It catches prey with its ...

Native paper wasps are smaller than European Wasps, and lack their vivid yellow markings. They tend to only be aggressive when defending their nests, and are otherwise beneficial insects to have ...

Architects redesigning a 1960s Canberra home called the Secret Garden House, for example, improved its lifetime emissions to ...

Indigenous communities are considered the most vulnerable to these events, with the scorecard finding 50 of 63 declared ...

Sugar Ant The Sugar Ant's name comes from a liking for sugar, but they are attracted to any sweet food. They are omnivores and can be seen foraging under street or house lights during the summer ...

A vast layer of fresher water spanning much of the southern hemisphere's ocean is getting saltier and denser in what could ...

The rainforest, wet sclerophyll forest and savanna woodland landscape of Wooroora is home to at least 12 threatened species, ...

Australia's mining state will pursue an ambitious renewable energy target, as it attempts to drive down soaring energy costs ...