Environment

Why we shouldn’t bring back extinct species

The last known Tasmanian Tiger, or Thylacine, died at Hobart Zoo in 1936.

While it might sound like a cool idea to bring animals like the Tasmanian tiger back from extinction, new research shows this would come at the cost of other already threatened species.

The seven strangest sea creatures near you

Dr Julian Finn explores the water at Williamstown for the weirdest marine creatures.

Sharks have hogged the spotlight this summer. But what about the smaller creatures that inhabit our waters. Fish that can go from being female to male or sea cucumbers that can reorganise the position of their vital organs before splitting in two. They all live in Australian waters: in our bays, harbours and deep oceans.