Highly venomous male octopuses poison females before sex — to avoid being eaten after mating, scientists say
It’s an octopus-eat-octopus world. Scientists have discovered that mating, male blue-lined octopuses will inject a powerful, ...
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Cyclones, elections and climate change
With Cyclone Alfred bearing down on South East Queensland and Northern NSW it’s opportune as we enter the leadup to the 2025 federal election, to raise yet again the issue of climate change. Sadly, ...
Drone maps reveal scale of sand swallowed in cyclone
The aftermath of Cyclone Alfred's powerful storm surges, as captured by drones, show just how much sand has been swallowed up ...
Activists who became a political target have sparked a government probe of slaughterhouses
A federal MP said these animal activists had "no place in our society".  Now four slaughterhouses in his electorate are under ...