History & Culture
12 books the Australian Geographic team recommend you hunker down with
Keep your distance but don’t distance yourself from great reading, Australian Geographic style, with these books our staffers think you should devour.
Category: History & Culture
History & Culture
Now is the perfect time to enjoy the night sky from the comfort of your home
With planets viewable to the naked eye and some exciting astronomical events coming up, now’s the time to turn your eyes to the sky.
History & Culture
Stranded at sea by COVID-19
Carolyn Beasley was covering a story on the bicentenary of the discovery of Antarctica for Australian Geographic, but thanks to the Coronavirus outbreak, her trip took a different turn.
History & Culture
Bored at home? Trawl through Australia’s natural history collections from your couch
Stay at home to prevent the spread of Covid-19, but also avoid boredom by diving into Australia’s vast natural history collections.
History & Culture
Artful escapes in outback NSW
Travel into the heart of outback NSW to discover a rich world of Indigenous and natural art.
History & Culture
Kids need to read more books about Aussie animals. Here are some of our favourites
Here’s a list of our favourite Australian Geographic children’s books.
History & Culture
These illustrations of Australian snakes from 1869 are incredible
Of course, they were illustrated by the incredibly talented Harriet and Helena Scott.
History & Culture
Video: Pearl industry offers hope to oyster farmers in NSW
A nascent pearl industry is offering hope to oyster farmers in New South Wales.
History & Culture
‘We’ll come back from this’: spirit of Kangaroo Island residents unbroken
A relentlessly destructive summer of bushfires has broken the hearts of the people of South Australia’s Kangaroo Island, but not their spirit.
History & Culture
65,000-year-old plant remains reveal the diet of the earliest known Aboriginal Australians
Ancient plant remains show the earliest Australians spent plenty of time cooking.