Insects
Environment
Research
After 100 years, the song of a lost cricket returns to Venice Lagoon
As part of the Venice Biennale festival, the Adriatic Marbled Bush-Cricket has been reintroduced to lagoons via floating habitats, creating both an art installation and an ecological experiment
Sciences & Technology
Research
Research has found genes behind the insecticide-resistant aphids damaging Australia’s crops
Livestock feed crops are under threat from aphids that evolved resistance up to 35 times stronger than normal. Now scientists are looking into the genes behind these terrors to pasture
Sciences & Technology
Research
The hitchhikers aphids carry within could make them a major biosecurity risk for Australia
New research into some of Australia’s most significant aphid pests is investigating their genetic resistance and microbes to develop sustainable pest control
Sciences & Technology
A bit of bling helps insects dazzle their predators
Beyond just looking stunning, shininess may help insects confuse predators to avoid being eaten
Environment
Plant-based glitter outshines plastic alternatives
Glitter microplastics are commonly found in sewage sludge and wastewater, but a new sustainable glitter made from plant cellulose has been developed and has no impact on the environment
Environment
Q&A
Q&A: How a ‘pooter’ is helping endangered grasshoppers find new homes
Translocation is helping protect the endangered Key’s Matchstick Grasshopper and enhancing ecosystems in south-eastern Australia
Sciences & Technology
You might find a rare species in your backyard
‘Bioblitz’ events like the City Nature Challenge are advancing science and empowering communities to discover species never seen before in some urban areas
Sciences & Technology
Go Figure
Are you a mosquito magnet? Here’s why and what you can do about it
Some people just seem to attract mosquitoes, but what’s the science behind it? Beer might have something to do with it
Sciences & Technology
Opinion
Victoria’s new habitat law fails to protect a tiny endangered species
A critically endangered wingless stonefly in Australia could face extinction after the government went against scientific advice
Environment
Go Figure
Do you have a chorus of crickets in your backyard? Here’s why
There’s an explosion of crickets and other insects in Melbourne, here’s why we should embrace these swarms as a cycle of nature