Flora & Fauna
Male dolphins with close friends age more slowly
New research has found strong social bonds slow biological ageing in male dolphins.
Australian Geographic Adventure
Keep it clean: The ultimate guide to outdoor water filtration systems
Here’s the low-down on water filtration and purification systems to keep you healthy and safe on your next outdoor adventure.
Biodiversity
Making conservation pay
Protecting properties through private conservation is reaping rewards for New South Wales farmers while helping to save species.
Biodiversity
Celebrating Australia’s merry, once-misunderstood native mistletoe
Once considered a ‘nasty’ parasite, Australia’s mistletoe is now hailed as a solution to biodiversity loss.
Biodiversity
Rare carnivorous plant found near Perth
Conservationists have uncovered a large patch of insect-trapping sundews, one of Western Australia’s rarest carnivorous plants, just an hour outside of Perth.
Flora & Fauna
New technique could reveal if an animal illegally smuggled
If someone mentions criminal gangs, you might think of drug trafficking or financial crime. But one of the most persistent illegal trades in the world flies largely under the radar: wildlife smuggling.
Land
What’s not to lichen?
Many people mistakenly think they’re plants, but lichens are weird composite organisms – and Australia has a lot of them.
Science & Environment
Mussels and clams recruited as undercover agents
Identifying the cause of fish kills can be challenging, but a Western Australian researcher is using bivalves as spies to provide early intel ahead of such events.
Flora & Fauna
Velvet worm slime could be a new bioplastics source
A discovery by international researchers suggests slime produced by Australian velvet worms could underpin new sustainable materials.
Climate
Building a movement
A childhood in Sydney’s west shaped this young climate-action leader’s resolve to build a fairer, more climate-conscious Australia.