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K’gari is calling
It’s time for an unforgettable back-to-nature adventure on the world’s largest sand island.
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Do pobblebonks sing to suit their surrounds? Calling all citizen scientists to help solve this mystery.
If a frog calls in a forest, would anyone actually hear it? This may sound like a philosophical question, but it is a genuine concern for frogs – like ‘pobblebonks’ – living in forested habitats. Find out how you can help using the FrogID app!
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Turns out venomous sea snakes that attack divers are just looking for love
Researchers in north Queensland say sea snakes may be mistaking human divers for mates rather than trying to attack them when they bite.
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Naked ambition: Australia slides in at number 5 on best skinny-dipping list
Australia is the world’s fifth-best country for skinny dipping.
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Australia’s birds, going for silver and a song
Lifelike full-colour portraits of Australia’s most iconic birds on newly released Birds of Australia Commemorative Collection. An Australian Geographic special offer.
Biodiversity
Real estate boom for furry friends after Black Summer
Threatened species affected by the 2019–20 bushfires are setting up home in purpose-built nesting boxes on the NSW north coast.
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A new octopus’s garden in Western Australia
A new octopus fishing industry in Cervantes, WA, has far-reaching tentacles. But does it have legs?
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Australia Post releases ‘Australia’s Volcanic Past’ stamps
A new collection of stamps tell the story of Australia’s volcanic past.
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Don’t miss tonight’s conjunction of Venus and Mars in the evening sky
This evening, Venus and Mars will appear so close together, you can spot them with a pair of binoculars or a telescope.
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An evolutionary explanation for why we see faces in everything
A University of Sydney study has looked at the phenomenon of face pareidolia, or seeing faces in inanimate objects.