Urban Ecology

‘Bioblitz’ events like the City Nature Challenge are advancing science and empowering communities to discover species never seen before in some urban areas

There’s an explosion of crickets and other insects in Melbourne, here’s why we should embrace these swarms as a cycle of nature

Humans create most designs for themselves, but can and should use opportunities to make spaces that benefit all forms of life

Designers and ecologists are working together to reimagine cities as more-than-human places

Insect numbers are dwindling around the world and that has an ecological knock-on effect, but we could help by renaturing mini-beasts in our own urban backyards

Researcher Zena Cumpston’s new booklet on indigenous plants encourages their use and appreciation – providing a portal through which a wide audience may begin to understand the complexity of Indigenous scientific practice

The willie wagtail, an iconic Australian bird, is known for its fan tail and twinkling song. By recording birds across Victoria, a new study shows that willie wagtails also sing to the moon

Aboriginal peoples’ holistic relationships with all living things is explored throughout The Living Pavilion, an event space and living laboratory that celebrates Indigenous knowledge, ecological science and sustainable design through

It’s the urban age for people – and for other species too – so it’s time to start planning for all the plants and animals that call our cities home

Artificial lights have brightened the night in cities across the world and urban wildlife is being forced to adapt – but what happens when, after 3.5 billion years of evolution, light invades what should be darkness?