Insects are fundamental to the functioning of land and freshwater ecosystems. They permeate all aspects of these ecosystems, chewing and pooing, pollinating, seed spreading and affecting each other’s population levels through predation and parasitism. They also provide ecological processes of vital importance for frogs, lizards, birds and mammals, especially as…

An annual is a plant that lives and dies in one growing season. A perennial regrows and reblooms year after year.

Weeds are highly beneficial but mismanaged and misunderstood species of plants. Rather than using herbicides, growth can be managed using techniques such as Invasivorism- the act of eating invasive species to control or eliminate their numbers. This has become a chic and nutritious culinary trend.

On Churchill Island, southeast of Melbourne, small cone-shaped, shallow holes (digs) puncture the grass. They’re widespread, and reveal moist soil below the surface. A soil heap at the entrance of a dig is a sign it was made recently.

Romaldkirk, Teesdale: One common name for this plant is hardheads and thanks to picture-winged fly larvae some heads are harder than others

New South Wales’ Forestry Corporation will this week start “selective timber harvesting” from two state forests ravaged by bushfire on the state’s south coast.