20 Dec 2018

Seaweed plays an important role in coral reef biodiversity, with an important role in the lifecycle of several fishes.

20 Dec 2018

Alexandra Catling indulges in her passion for scientific research on a trip to south east Asian forests. And discovers leeches.

13 Nov 2018

The amazing diversity we see in Australian animal developed early and has slowed considerably in the last 10 million years, say Ian Brennan and Scott Keogh...

20 Aug 2018

How does the impact of the early-life environment affect the ageing process?

6 Aug 2018

New research involving biologists from The Australian National University (ANU) shows that some birds are just as skilled as humans at eavesdropping.

2 Aug 2018

Sasha Mikheyev's lab uses technological advances, largely in sequencing, to understand how organisms respond to biotic changes in their environments.

2 Aug 2018

Kara Youngentob's research interests are in applied ecological research to inform and improve wildlife management and conservation decisions.

10 Jul 2018

Within two days of Josh Penalba submitting his PhD, the Biology graduate started working in a lab at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.

2 Jul 2018

Unusual portraits of RSB members Marilyn Ball and Jack Egerton were part of an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, entitled 'So Fine:...

7 Jun 2018

A study led by ANU has discovered how a mother knows her chicks and can spot an imposter in her nest, even if it looks almost identical to her own chicks.

1 May 2018

Jennie Mallela conducts multidisciplinary research combining ecological, biological and geochemical research techniques to understand how environmental...

1 May 2018

Dan Rosauer is fascinated by the incredibly uneven spatial distribution of biological diversity at all levels, particularly centres of phylogenetic endemism.