Ian Fraser, talking naturally

One of the many pleasures of summer for me is that it seems to be peak time around here at least for daisies to flower. 25,000 species of d...

This is the first in an occasional series celebrating truly wonderful bills. (Not the sort that charges you $4,358 for a month's electr...

There is really no bad time to visit the Great Barrier Reef (though cyclone season can be a bit tricky) but right now is the perfect time t...

Phillip Parker King is not a household name, even in Australia, though his father, Philip Gidley King, is remembered as the third British G...

As I said yesterday, true horns are nearly exclusively the province of the cattle/antelope/goat family, but many other animals - especially...

A perhaps surprising number of vertebrate animals from different groups have developed 'sharp things' on their heads. While it migh...

Hello again! Just back from our Ecuador adventures. More of that in weeks to come, especially as I get my photos organised. For now though,...

Well, actually I'm visiting a lot of the rest of Ecuador too, but it's one place I'm especially looking forward to, not least b...