Blue-ringed octopuses carry a killer concoction called tetrodotoxin (TTX), a potent neurotoxin that can paralyze living things, including humans. Tetrodotoxin is most famously known from pufferfish — ...

Bull sharks are lingering off Sydney's beaches for longer periods each year as oceans warm, researchers said Friday, ...

As for feeding on the hatchlings, ghost crabs use their large claw to restrain the small turtles, while the small claw cuts through the soft skin around the neck. This partially or fully severs the ...

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People living near parks often find common backyard birds like the Rainbow Lorikeet visit their balconies. Sony NEX-5 camera ...

A 26-year study at the Arid Recovery Reserve reveals how removing invasive predators like cats and foxes triggers a dramatic ...

Seven "predators" are believed to have fled to China after robbing "huge amounts of money" and jewellery in a so-called ...

Almost two centuries after rabbits were set free across Australia’s fragile landscape, scientists are working to understand a ...

A 26-year study at the Arid Recovery Reserve reveals how removing invasive predators like cats and foxes triggers a dramatic reshaping of desert small ...

While well-documented in the Northern Hemisphere and Antarctica, much less is known about killer whales (Orcinus orca) in ...

The woman, aged in her 50s, was flown to Brisbane 's Princess Alexandra Hospital following the horrific attack, which ...

For a decade, a group of rare kangaroo-like marsupials have been protected behind a high-security fence. Protecting these ...