Wildlife
The Australian invaders
Australia can seem like it’s over-run with introduced species, but some of the traffic has gone the other way.
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Wildlife
GALLERY: Australia’s biggest ever animals
ASIDE FROM THE blue whale, which is thought to be the largest animal that has ever lived, many of today’s creatures are mere pygmies compared with what came before them in Earth’s prehistoric past. Australia’s first human inhabitants would have come face to face with some, such as Diprotodon, Megalania and Thylacoleo.
Science & Environment
Farmers are helping endangered ecosystems
There’s rarely good news in conservation, but here’s a program that’s actually working.
Science & Environment
Researchers need you to collect feathers
The Feather Map of Australia is a citizen science project plotting the movements of our country’s wetland birds.
Science & Environment
GALLERY: The hidden beauty of feathers
Photographer Nick Cubbin has captured the detail and beauty of individual waterbird feathers as part of the University of New South Wales’ Feather Map of Australia project, which aims to trace waterbird movements by collecting stray feathers.
History & Culture
VIDEO: Australia’s first atomic bomb test, 1952
Dramatic documentary footage captures Operation Hurricane, the British’s first atomic bomb test conducted in the Montbello Islands off Western Australia.
History & Culture
GALLERY: 100 years of Taronga Zoo
Today marks 100 years since the opening of Taronga Zoo at its current site in Mosman on the north shore of Sydney Harbour. The first public zoo in New South Wales, Taronga has come a long way since the early days. We take a look back through its history. Click on the image to scroll, or swipe right-to-left if using a touchscreen device.
Science & Environment
GALLERY: Abstract space photography of Australia’s landscape
American astronaut Scott Kelly colour-enhanced 17 images he took during a flyover of Australia aboard the International Space Station in October 2015. The results are painterly and abstract visions of the landscape. Try and guess the locations, or just enjoy the view.
Science & Environment
Why so many Australian species are yet to be named
At least 100,000 insects are among the many Australian species still to be formally identified. That’s a problem for any biosecurity experts who need to be able to spot potentially invasive bugs.
Science & Environment
Amazing Hubble photo of Sagittarius
NASA has released a stunning, star-studded photo of the constellation Sagittarius.