Journal - Our world at your fingertips

Photography

AG Flickr photo: baby wombat

A cute little baby and mother wombat are the subjects of this week's AG Flickr contributor shot.

Nesting crested terns on Montague Island. (Credit: Mike Rossi)

Seals and seabirds: Montague Island

Mike Rossi visits a remote, windswept, animal kingdom, which seems miles away from civilisation.

Star trail, Stanley, Tasmania. (Credit: Aaron Citti)

AG Reader photo: star trail, Tasmania

A star trail shot of Stanley in north-west Tasmania is this week's contributor photo.

People & Culture

Burrup Peninsula rock art, with industry looming in the background. (Credit: Alex Leach)

New threat to world’s largest rock art collection

Pilbara Aboriginal art faces new industrial threats, even though it's been found worthy of World Heritage listing.

Dennis Lillee 1977 (printed 2010), by Bruce Postle (b. 1940)

Moustaches through the ages

What’s in a beard? Not just an individual personality, but the times and culture of the wearer.

Destinations

Fairy penguin in a nest box. (Credit: Mike Rossi)

Weed control looks good for fairies

Mike Rossi learns all about a project to save the little penguins of Montague Island.

Seals and seabirds: Montague Island

Mike Rossi visits a remote, windswept, animal kingdom, which seems miles away from civilisation.

Darwin: great launching point to explore the Top End. (Credit: David Hancock)

Darwin makes list of top 10 cities to visit

Darwin has been listed by Lonely Planet as one of the world's top cities to visit in 2012.

Maps

Topography of Canberra and the Murrumbidgee River using the 30m resolution Digital Elevation Model. (Credit: CSIRO)

Space tech maps out Australia's water

Images from NASA's Space Shuttle are being used to create maps that could help manage river resources and flood events.

Map of Australia: World Heritage sites

Map of Australia: World Heritage sites.

Snowy River map

The mighty Snowy River runs through New South Wales and Victoria.

Wildlife

Photo of several supergiant amphipods. (Credit: Oceanlab, University of Aberdeen)

'Supergiant' crustaceans found in ocean depths

Amphipods are normally 3-4cm long, but mysterious 28cm giants have been found north of New Zealand.

Gouldian finches (both males here) have remarkable colouration. (Credit: AAP/Macquarie University)

New Gouldian finches found in Kimberley

Conservationists in WA's Dampier Peninsula have discovered a breeding population of the rare Gouldian finch.

New Guinea frog is world's tiniest vertebrate

Less than 8mm long, a minuscule brown frog is a new world record holder.

Killer whales in the eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska.

The silent killer stalking orcas

Killer whales may be top predators, but a little-known threat is putting them at risk.

Explore

Margaret Bowling sets off a smoke flare to alert Victorian Water Police to the boat's position.

Bass Strait expedition ends in injury

AG Society sponsored crew forced to abandon expedition after team leader Ben Turner breaks his elbow.

Beautiful, tiny flowers abound in Svalbard. (Credit: Ken Eastwood)

Arctic jewels: pixie rock gardens

Polar bears and the aurora borealis are awe-inspiring but there's beauty to be found in the tiny too, says Ken Eastwood.

Svalbard has about 10 per cent of the world's polar bears. (Credit: Chrissie Goldrick)

Arctic jewels: polar bear dreaming

The Arctic's top land carnivore - the magestic polar bear - is another critter Ken Eastwood ticks off his list.

Colourful houses in the the remote Greenland settlement of Ittoqqortoormiit. (Credit: Hannes Grober/AWI)

Arctic jewels: living the Inuit way

Ken Eastwood experiences modern-day Inuit culture at the remote Greenland settlement of Ittoqqortoormiit.

Science & Environment

Fledgling success for peregrine falcon project

AG Society sponsored project helps bolster dwindling peregrine falcons numbers on the Gippsland Plains.

Elephants are incredible animals - but would they lay waste to Australia? (Credit: AFP/Getty)

Introduce elephants to Aussie bush, says scientist

Elephants would make short work of invasive grasses causing rampant bushfires, but experts are sceptical.

Tasman Sea a “hotspot” for ocean warming

The temperature of waters east of Tasmania are rising rapidly, as balmy ocean currents shift toward the poles.

Sea cucumber poo to save Great Barrier Reef

Sea cucumbers and their faeces could save coral reefs from the impacts of climate change, say experts.

Videos

VIDEO: Underground Adelaide

Photographer Randy Larcombe discovered a hidden world frozen in time beneath the streets of Adelaide.

A time-lapse video of the Australian outback made from 100,000 images. (Credit: Dayman Steptoe)

VIDEO: Outback Australia time lapse

104,000 images taken over a year have been turned into a stunning time-lapse video.

Jessica Watson's next challenge: Sydney-Hobart

Jessica Watson, the AG 2010 Young Adventurer of the Year talks about her next challenge: the Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race.

VIDEO: Barrington Tops National Park

Barrington Tops National Park in NSW is home to an insurance population of Tasmanian devils.

Latest Articles

Fledgling success for peregrine falcon project

AG Society sponsored project helps bolster dwindling peregrine falcons numbers on the Gippsland Plains.
'Supergiant' crustaceans found in ocean depths

Amphipods are normally 3-4cm long, but mysterious 28cm giants have been found north of New Zealand.
Introduce elephants to Aussie bush, says scientist

Elephants would make short work of invasive grasses causing rampant bushfires, but experts are sceptical.
VIDEO: life aboard a longline fishing boat

These men of the sea live a tough life, working hard on a longline fishing boat.
Tasman Sea a “hotspot” for ocean warming

The temperature of waters east of Tasmania are rising rapidly, as balmy ocean currents shift toward the poles.

Australian Geographic Galleries

Around Australia!

Discover Australia's natural treasures with our interactive maps. Explore our most popular regions a...
View Now

AG Publications

2012 Calendar Sale
atlas-of-exploration-promotions-pod
2012-calendar-range-publications-pod

Buy Now!

FREE EXPLORER SET!

Receive this five piece Explorer Set FREE when you subscribe to AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC!

FREE EXPLORER SET VALUED AT $69.95

This five-piece set will prove indispensable on your next bushwalk or camping trip. Features include: • Binoculars – 2.3 - 2.7X magnification • Stainless steel multi tool • Lightweight torch • 500ml drinking bottle • Compass key ring • Lightweight pouch with adjustable shoulder strap and exterior belt loops • Size: 15cm (l) x 14cm (h) x 10cm (d)