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‘A full moon every 50 metres down the road’: Urban night sky parks to curb light pollution
NewsThe Northern Beaches may be home to Australia’s first urban night sky park. But why aren’t we applying good lighting principles everywhere?
Lucy Barnard, the 2019 recipient of Nancy-Bird Walton sponsorship
NewsLucy is attempting to walk the length of the world.
Crocodile migrants: are Aussie crocs travelling to Timor-Leste?
NewsScientists have set out for East Timor to test whether saltwater crocodiles from northern Australia are behind the island’s booming crocodile population.
New Western Sydney airport named after pioneering Australian aviator, Nancy Bird-Walton
NewsSydney’s new international airport has been named in honour of Nancy-Bird Walton, one of Australia’s greatest aviators and heroes of the outback.
‘We can rewild swathes of Australia’, ecologists say
NewsSince colonisation, a dizzying array of Australia’s native species and ecosystems have been altered or removed altogether. It therefore seems natural to consider the idea of restoring what’s been lost – a process termed “rewilding”.
VIDEO: Christmas Island red crab feasts on young
NewsEver seen an adult Christmas Island red crab feasting on younger red crabs? Well, now you have.
How the new $20 note was made
NewsThe Reserve Bank of Australia gives us a look behind the scenes of the creation of the new $20 note, which will be released in October.
Be inspired: on the road with the Australian Geographic awardees
NewsKicking off our series of roadshow events, speakers at our Sydney event inspired and entertained.