Ever since he was three years old, Professor Stephen J. Simpson knew he was going to be a scientist. A professional career studying insects, psychology and nutrition has culminated in a new book…

Each winter, tens of thousands of spider crabs make their way to the Port Phillip Bay shallows to shed their shells, in one of the greatest animal migrations on the planet. 

Dallas D’Silva…

Mel talks to author Laura Jean McKay about her new novel The Animals In That Country, a surreal story about a foul-mouthed, alcoholic grandma searching for a lost granddaughter, the separation of…

In 1998, a beachcomber in Portland, Victoria discovered a bit of tooth that turned out to be a three million year old fossilised seal tooth. The discovery ended up changing our understanding of…

Kate Leaver is a journalist and author who has just released her book Good Dog, which delves into the curious and special bond that has evolved between canines and humans. Kate chats…

Magda Szubanski talks about how her book Timmy The Ticked-Off Pony and the Poo of Excitement came to be; Jackie Tang reviews New Zealand author Rose Lu’s essay collection, All Who Live On…

Margaret Simons talks about her Quarterley Essay Cry Me A River: The Tragedy of the Murray-Darling; Simone Ubaldi reviews the film noir icon, The Third Man; Victor Steffensen explains his new…

Travis Ryan, vocalist and lyricist of Cattle Decapitation, tells Requiem for a Scream’s Mia Timpano that extreme metal is "just hewn into my DNA — my soul, I guess," but attending Catholic…

Pets of the Homeless is a local volunteer-run, not-for-profit organisation that works with social service agencies to provide support to the pets of people currently experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Founder Yvonne…

Director of Development at leading animal protection organisation Animals Australia Louise Bonomi tells fill-in Breakfasters Dan Teitelbaum, Steph Teitelbaum and Jason Moore what Animals Australia’s role has been during the bushfires, and what…