http://www.crikey.com.au now with extra source Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2011/06/28/birds-of-the-week-firehawks-of-the-top-end/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2011/06/28/birds-of-the-week-firehawks-of-the-top-end/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:02:08 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=232158 Bob Gosford examines the odd relationship between fire and birds in the NT, where cockatoos flock to the still burning grasslands to plunder the seeds and insects that lie cooked on the ground.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2011/06/28/birds-of-the-week-firehawks-of-the-top-end/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2010/11/29/bug-of-the-week-golden-drummer-cicada-thopha-colorata/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2010/11/29/bug-of-the-week-golden-drummer-cicada-thopha-colorata/#comments Sun, 28 Nov 2010 22:48:12 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=189168 Bob Gosford enjoys a glorious crop of Golden Drummer cicadas in Alice Springs, after a wonderfully wet year that has seen record rain,]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2010/11/29/bug-of-the-week-golden-drummer-cicada-thopha-colorata/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2010/11/18/snail-of-the-week-the-jessie-gap-hairy-snail/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2010/11/18/snail-of-the-week-the-jessie-gap-hairy-snail/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 06:25:01 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=187068 Bob Gosford spent the day poking around under some scattered Mulga trees in the MacDonnell Range, looking for rare snails that live in the delicate moist environment at the base of the trees.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2010/11/18/snail-of-the-week-the-jessie-gap-hairy-snail/feed/ 0 http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-24-cutest-pictures-of-vladimir-putin-with-anim http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-24-cutest-pictures-of-vladimir-putin-with-anim#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:45:50 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=186840 http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-24-cutest-pictures-of-vladimir-putin-with-anim/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2010/06/09/bird-of-the-week-the-night-parrot-resurfaces-again-maybe/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2010/06/09/bird-of-the-week-the-night-parrot-resurfaces-again-maybe/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 07:11:59 +0000 Bob Gosford http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=145373 Pezoporus occidentalis. For a dedicated sub-set of Australian birders the Night Parrot is a “grail” bird, says Bob Gosford. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2010/06/09/bird-of-the-week-the-night-parrot-resurfaces-again-maybe/feed/ 0 http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,693359,00.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,693359,00.html#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:09:56 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=144459 http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,693359,00.html/feed/ 0 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/03/gulf-oil-spill-photos-ani_n_560813.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/03/gulf-oil-spill-photos-ani_n_560813.html#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 06:15:10 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=144002 HuffPo takes a look at the oil-covered pelicans, crabs, fish and seagulls suffering the consequences of BP's actions.]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/03/gulf-oil-spill-photos-ani_n_560813.html/feed/ 0 http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/06/100601-science-genetics-blue-smells-like-bananas-fruit-flies/ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/06/100601-science-genetics-blue-smells-like-bananas-fruit-flies/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 06:08:04 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=143534 http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/06/100601-science-genetics-blue-smells-like-bananas-fruit-flies/feed/ 0 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/may/23/endangeredspecies-conservation http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/may/23/endangeredspecies-conservation#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 07:13:36 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=142000 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/may/23/endangeredspecies-conservation/feed/ 0 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2010/05/pets-behaving-badly-photo-gallery.html http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2010/05/pets-behaving-badly-photo-gallery.html#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 00:56:34 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=141753 LA Times' readers' pets being busted in compromising positions.]]> http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2010/05/pets-behaving-badly-photo-gallery.html/feed/ 0 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2010/05/12/do-one-thing-stop-ants-without-toxic-pesticides/ http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2010/05/12/do-one-thing-stop-ants-without-toxic-pesticides/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 07:17:53 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=138429 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2010/05/12/do-one-thing-stop-ants-without-toxic-pesticides/feed/ 0 http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/the-americas/100428/oil-spills-endangered-species http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/the-americas/100428/oil-spills-endangered-species#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:03:51 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=134633 http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/the-americas/100428/oil-spills-endangered-species/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/04/23/the-forgotten-heroes-of-war-an-anzac-day-special/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/04/23/the-forgotten-heroes-of-war-an-anzac-day-special/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:21:51 +0000 Mel Campbell http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=133045 Mel Campbell.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/04/23/the-forgotten-heroes-of-war-an-anzac-day-special/feed/ 5 http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/pets-animals/photos/10-animals-that-are-bad-for-the-environment/disrupting-natures-balance http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/pets-animals/photos/10-animals-that-are-bad-for-the-environment/disrupting-natures-balance#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:50:46 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=130945 http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/pets-animals/photos/10-animals-that-are-bad-for-the-environment/disrupting-natures-balance/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2010/04/12/bug-of-the-week-fucking-flies/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2010/04/12/bug-of-the-week-fucking-flies/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 01:43:17 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=129719 Bob Gosford.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2010/04/12/bug-of-the-week-fucking-flies/feed/ 0 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/magazine/04animals-t.html?hpw http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/magazine/04animals-t.html?hpw#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 06:53:39 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=129240 Jon Mooallem explores the taboo topic of homosexuality in the animal kingdom.]]> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/magazine/04animals-t.html?hpw/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2010/03/01/moth-larvae-of-the-week-alice-springs-march-2010/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2010/03/01/moth-larvae-of-the-week-alice-springs-march-2010/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:16:32 +0000 Bob Gosford http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=120016 Bob Gosford captures the fluffy looking critters, and asks how do you tell if you have a butterfly or a moth?]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2010/03/01/moth-larvae-of-the-week-alice-springs-march-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/01/22/video-of-the-day-dominating-the-animal-kingdom/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/01/22/video-of-the-day-dominating-the-animal-kingdom/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:42:14 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=111449 http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/01/22/video-of-the-day-dominating-the-animal-kingdom/feed/ 5 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/22/datapig-low-emission-meat-means-were-cookin-with-gas/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/22/datapig-low-emission-meat-means-were-cookin-with-gas/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:22:36 +0000 David Gillespie http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=107605 Datapig David Gillespie gives the lowdown on which beasties are responsible.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/22/datapig-low-emission-meat-means-were-cookin-with-gas/feed/ 11 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/33696 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/33696#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:00:54 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=85079 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/33696/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/rare-photographs-now-extinct-beasts/14727 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/rare-photographs-now-extinct-beasts/14727#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:30:59 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=83168 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/rare-photographs-now-extinct-beasts/14727/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/28/first-dog-on-the-moon-389/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/28/first-dog-on-the-moon-389/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:00:00 +0000 Firstdog http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/28/first-dog-on-the-moon-389/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/28/first-dog-on-the-moon-389/feed/ 5 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/30/garden/30prewar.html?pagewanted=1&_r=6 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/30/garden/30prewar.html?pagewanted=1&_r=6#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:21:39 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=77379 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/30/garden/30prewar.html?pagewanted=1&_r=6/feed/ 0 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D99ECQSG0&show_article=1 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D99ECQSG0&show_article=1#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:33:38 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=73577 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D99ECQSG0&show_article=1/feed/ 0 http://www.livescience.com/animals/090713-cats-cry.html http://www.livescience.com/animals/090713-cats-cry.html#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:20:51 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=73219 http://www.livescience.com/animals/090713-cats-cry.html/feed/ 0