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Australia's deadliest spider is actually three different species
The study marks a major shift in understanding the Sydney funnel-web spider, with each newly identified species occupying ...
'Big boy' spider becomes Australia's largest and deadliest arachnid after surprise discovery
The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three ...
Rare comet seen from Australia for first time in 160,000 years
The G3 Atlas comet has returned to our galaxy for a once-in-a-lifetime event and is now visible in the Southern Hemisphere.
From securing pets to building ‘insect hotels’ – here are 7 ways to attract birds to your garden
Home gardens can provide vital habitat for Australian birds. But there’s more to it than just planting certain types of ...
Meet 12 South Australia up-and-coming fashion designers
These are the state’s top 12 up-and-coming brands and the designers behind them, a number of which featured at ADL Fashion Week and are also members of the South Australian Fashion Industry ...
‘Like day old vomit’: Sydney corpse flower to bloom
A rare and incredibly odd flower that smells of rotting flesh is set to unleash its fetid stench on Sydneysiders this weekend.
FDA bans Red 3 dye in food due to cancer risk
U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the dye called Red 3 from the nation’s food supply, nearly 35 years after it was barred ...
Check Out the Venomous Defense Mechanism of the Male Platypus
Australia is home to some truly unique and unexpected creatures, but few are quite as strange and fascinating as the platypus ...
Why don't New Zealanders like fly screens?
Many homes in the US, Australia and Canada use fly screens. It's unclear how common fly screens were in New Zealand or why ...
Warning to Aussies over garden threat in 'plague proportions': 'Millions of them'
The monolepta beetle, also known as the red-shouldered leaf beetle, is moving in “ plague proportions ” down the NSW Central ...