Many of Australia’s natural places are in a poor state. While important work is being done to protect particular species, we must also take a broader approach to returning entire ecosystems to their ...

The Tully monster, a bizarre beast that plied the seas 307 million years ago, has long mystified scientists. Its features, including eyes like a hammerhead’s and a pincer-like mouth, look like they ...

Invertebrates are animals lacking a backbone. They comprise the majority of Earth's species. They inhabit oceans, soil, and forests. Invertebrate Animals: The animal kingdom is full of diverse species ...

In a study of local rivers, experts have discovered more invertebrates - animals without a backbone, such as insects and snails - living on litter than on rocks. In a study of local rivers, experts at ...

Invertebrates are creatures without a backbone — like insects, worms, snails, arachnids, freshwater crayfish and mussels — and make up 95 per cent of the animal world. Scientists say more than 9,000 ...

Invertebrates are animals that don’t have a spine or backbone inside their body. Other organisms, like you, have a backbone and are called vertebrates. To protect themselves, some invertebrates, such ...

In the competitive human world, a common platitude says that a man needs “backbone” to succeed. In the competitive animal world it is different. Scientists have other criteria than fame, money and ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising genetic shift that may explain how animals with backbones—from fish and frogs to humans—became so complex. By comparing sea squirts, lampreys, and frogs, ...

Peter Contos receives funding from the Ecological Society of Australia. Heloise Gibb receives funding from the Hermon Slade Foundation and the Australian Research Council Many of Australia’s natural ...