Need To Know with Dr Karl
Australian breakthroughs: the invention of wi-fi
Dr Karl looks at the story behind how Australian black hole researchers invented wi-fi.
On This Day
On this day: $2 coins replace green notes
Did you know Australia once had its own mean, green paper note? That was until 1988, when the $2 coin rolled in.
AustroPalaeo
Digging for dinosaurs in the Gobi Desert
Join the Australian Geographic Society on a thrilling adventure in Central Asia to hunt for fossils with the Mongolian Academy of Sciences.
History & Culture
On this day: Queen Victoria Building’s first block laid
It was a modest outdoor market that became one of Sydney’s grandest buildings.
On This Day
On this day: Tassie’s Jewish homeland plan
Was Tasmania a viable Jewish homeland option during WWII? A young Melbournite Critchley Parker thought so.
AustroPalaeo
Northern lights dinosaur was savage predator
An Australian palaeontologist has led the discovery of a new Velociraptor relative that lived within the Arctic Circle.
AG Blog
Vale Colin Putt (1926-2016)
Colin Putt’s legendary fix-it abilities brought the highest caliber of adventure to Australian Geographic’s first pages, featuring in issue #1.
On This Day
On this day: The black box was born
Research scientist David Warren lost his father to an airline disaster when he was a boy, then went on to revolutionise global aviation safety.
On This Day
On this day: 100 years of federal science
Without our federal science body the world wouldn’t have WiFi. Looking back at 100 years of the CSIRO, and into its future.
On This Day
On this day in history: Australia’s first convict pardon
Six years into his seven-year sentence, John Irving was busy helping treat patients in the fledgling colony of Sydney.