Australia’s first Climate Risk Assessment confirms we’re in for more frequent and more extreme climate hazards. Ten years on ...

Scientists at the American Museum of Natural History investigated old specimens that had been at the museum for decades and ...

CELEBRATIONS will be once again in full swing at the Village Green in Mt Eliza on Australia Day, Monday 26 January. A free ...

The Asian hornet, also known as a yellow-legged hornet, is a harmful invasive species originating from east Asia. (Getty) (NurPhoto via ) A nest belonging to invasive Asian hornets has been discovered ...

A novel UF study found the thrips had another trick up its sleeve. Females can reproduce without a male, giving birth to an ...

Whenever you buy used computers there is a risk that they come with unpleasant surprises that are not of the insect variant. From Apple hardware that is iCloud-locked with the original owner MIA ...

Touring the home of Savvy Reptiles reveals a wide variety of reptiles and amphibians. It’s also the home of Blake and Savanna ...

Experts believe the snakes may be dispersing from the Everglades as their population grows, using connected waterways as highways. While not considered an overwhelming threat to humans, pythons can ...

The native just-in-time compiler in Python 3.15 can speed up code by as much as 20% or more, although it’s still experimental. JITing, or “just-in-time” compilation, can make relatively slow ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Lord Howe stick insect (Dryococelus australis) was ...

Insect populations are in steep decline, which could endanger the food supply. But there are things we can do to reverse the trend. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...