Off Track - Separate stories podcast

Meet the tiny creatures who live in the earth beneath your feet

Tanya Latty kept a slime mould in her desk drawer at the University. And that got her thinking – are there other slime moulds living their best urban life in Sydney?  

Northern Sydneysiders might not like the sound of the latest research into tick hosts in their backyards.

When a final visit to the family farm is rudely interrupted by rodents

If you listen closely you might just hear something you've never heard before.

Lurking in the tall trees of our busy cities and suburbs is a powerful hunter.

The underwater sounds in this creek near Brisbane are like an eclectic jam session.

The survival of one of the rarest butterflies in the world is entirely reliant on an ant.

Let's study moths so we can celebrate them properly

If invertebrates make up over 90% of animals on earth, why do they receive so little conservation funding?

During summer on top of Australia's highest mountain, fields of brilliant turquoise skyhoppers bloom.

What’s built like an armoured vehicle, but is super-dooper maternal, has a career as an architect AND is an environmentalist? You’d never guess that Australia’s burrowing cockroaches are so incredibly cute and complex.

Teaser here

Magpies might be boosting their bird brains with friends.

When our favourite black and white birds bring the drama!

Just under the surface of the ocean, a cacophony of sound awaits.

At the Bronx zoo in New York, Lynne Malcolm explores its potential as an agent for conservation and public education about the natural world.

With often complex and cruel histories, can we trust zoos to have animals' best interests at heart?

You might have heard an elephant trumpet but have you heard one fart?

Just when you thought it was safe to get back out into nature, you get bitten on the eyeball and bog the car next to a crocodile infested river.