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Biomimicry is looking at the way nature does things and then copying nature to build a sustainable future and now scientist are looking at humans to learn how we can help with climate change.

Dr Dave Johnson from the US National Museum in Washington just emailed me about an incredible eel that he and colleagues recently described. The fish, Protanguilla palau, is now classified in a new family, the Protanguillidae.

Which is the greater threat to bird biodiversity: the introduced Common Myna or the Australian native Noisy Miner?

The Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua), one of Australia's iconic birds, is currently listed as vulnerable in NSW with only 20-30 mating pairs in the Sydney region.

Identifying remote survey material via the web – combining traditional invertebrate collecting methods with modern biodiversity informatics tools. 

This embedded video shows rare footage of a large Oarfish in shallow coastal water in California.

A colleague just asked me this question. I had to confess that I wasn't sure of the answer.

Since I last posted to Fish Bits, I have participated in an amazing field trip to the Kermadec Islands. I returned earlier this week and have now resumed adding content to the fish site.

Mark is no longer bobbing around the Kermadec Islands (half way between New Zealand and Tonga), he's arrived back on land. I'm sure he'll have some amazing stories to share with us all. Until then here are two great fish videos and a picture we were able to get our hands on thanks to the Auckland

The north-western Australian Kimberley is one of fifteen biodiversity hotspots in Australia. Its coast boasts an archipelago that comprises several hundred large and thousands of much smaller islands.

It's lucky the Kermadec blog is so interesting and full of fabulous photos and videos, because I am seriously green with envy.

Sydney Harbour doesn't immediately spring to mind when you think of tropical fishes. That's why we were recently surprised to hear about juvenile Roundface Batfish that have been seen near Clifton Gardens and in Parsley Bay, in the outer harbour.

In what part of the body is a shark's blood made? This was the subject of an enquiry that was recently sent to the Australian Museum.

When we talk about objects we don't just mean dinosaur skeletons, taxidermied animals or gemstones...

A friend just called me to say that she had heard that a Whale Shark was swimming in Botany Bay.  "No way" was my initial reaction. Apparently members of the Abyss Scuba Diving encountered the fish this morning and have posted images on their Facebook account.