Wattle seed has been a mainstay in the diet of Indigenous Australians for thousands of years, but the native edible seed has become so popular in recent years that commercial growers can't keep up ...

Although the Australian bush does not experience the same seasonal extremes as Europe or America, it still shows some dramatic changes as winter approaches. Many plants and animals respond to the ...

Roosters are funny-looking creatures. They have a red bit that sticks out from the top of their heads—the comb—and another that dangles beneath their chin—the wattle. And then they perform this little ...

Australia's black wattle tree (Acacia mearnsii) has spread across South Africa, taking over millions of hectares of land and pushing indigenous plants aside. Economist Saul Ngarava researches ...

A turkey’s fan of feathers can make it look like quite a regal beast—a stark contrast to the pimply mess of flesh on and around its head. Though repulsive to humans, the facial baggage on male turkeys ...

Sign up to the Beating Around the Bush newsletter here, and suggest a plant we should cover at batb@theconversation.edu.au. The genus Acacia is Australia’s largest ...

Wattle Café, an Australian-inspired clean food brand, has formed a strategic partnership with ClassPass, a subscription service for fitness and wellness. The collaboration makes select Wattle Café ...

Charcoal from ancient campfires suggests Australia’s floral emblem helped Indigenous people survive harsh changes in climate Wattle has had a cultural use spanning 50,000 years, a study analysing ...

Barack Obama pardoned two turkeys on Wednesday morning, as part of a long-standing White House tradition. According to a tweet from Mark Knoller of CBS News, Obama then asked, “Can somebody explain to ...

Gardeners often end up with a pile of brush after summer (or winter) pruning and then haul it away to the clean-green dump, cut it up in pieces no longer than 4 feet for neighborhood yard-waste ...