James Cook University

In the third BMC Ecology and Evolution image competition, a stunning snap of the invasive orange pore fungus (Favolaschia calocera) has not just encroached on native species’ territory but taken out the top spot in the annual contest.

Queensland University of Technology researchers have created a hunter-killer robot that's designed to automatically search out and eradicate the destructive Crown of Thorns starfish on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.