Have you ever been to a new restaurant and were hesitant about what to order because every dish on the menu sounded unfamiliar and you...

Neophobia, the fear of novelty, is an ecologically important response which enables animals to avoid potentially harmful situations....

Quantities are all around us. From the day we are born we experience the world of numbers even though we might not realise it. At some...

We often think of reptiles as somewhat simple - entirely driven by instinct and the basic need for survival. That is where the expression...

Self-control is the ability to exert control over thoughts and actions, not succumb to temptation and stay on track to achieve a goal....

On the 28th of September I gave a talk on my most recent research in the Gidgee skink (Egernia stokesii). This talk was as part of an...

As children we have much to learn after we are born. We learn to walk, to talk, to develop our social skills, and when we start school...

Animals live in a complex environment. They experience seasonal changes in weather and food availability and changes in their social...

Short national TV-Interview about Figaro, a Goffin's cockatoo, who spontaneously started to manufacture and use stick tools to fish for...