'Teacher Toads' can save native animals from
Scientists from Macquarie University have come up with an innovative way to stop cane toads killing native wildlife by training goannas to avoid eating the deadly amphibians.
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Scientists from Macquarie University have come up with an innovative way to stop cane toads killing native wildlife by training goannas to avoid eating the deadly amphibians.
After 1191 days, the global emergency phase of the pandemic has ended. It took a lot from Australians, but it gave back too, particularly in medicine.
The first animal named after David Attenborough, who turns 97 today, was an Australian gecko. But it didn't keep its name for very long. To understand why we need to go back to an infamous scientific kerfuffle.
The amphibious pest with its fifth leg was snapped by Michael Messenger at his home at Thagoona, south-west of Ipswich in Queensland last week.
A leading nanotechnology and physics researcher from The Australian National University (ANU), Distinguished Professor Chennupati Jagadish, will be