Society Expeditions
The enchanted isles
Long isolated, undiscovered and uninhabited, the Galápagos offers a rare window into a time when nature reigned supreme.
Category: Topics
News
Move over, honeybees: Aussie native bees ‘deserve more attention and respect’
Australian native bees have evolved complex social structures and foraging behaviours that help biologists answer longstanding questions, such as the origins of social behaviour, and the drivers of increased biodiversity.
News
The Pilliga’s most wanted animal
Public enemy number one, a feral red fox named ‘Rambo’, has been declared ‘no longer’ present within a vital native species refuge.
History & Culture
Photographing Australia’s underground town – Coober Pedy
Australian Geographic’s Photo Editor Nicky Catley takes a deep dive into the way we photograph Australia’s strangest frontier town, Coober Pedy.
History & Culture
Defining Moments in Australian History: Introduction of cane toads
1935: Cane toads brought to Australia to control Queensland’s cane beetles.
History & Culture
Listening to the voices: Lavene Ngatokorua
First Nations advocate Thomas Mayo speaks with Lavene Ngatokorua, a member of the Stolen Generation, now a dedicated advocate for her community.
News
New safe haven for locally extinct red-tailed phascogale
Over a century ago healthy populations of this native marsupial lived throughout New South Wales. Now, refuges surrounded by predator-proof fences are allowing them to go home.
News
Ant-Man taps into only a portion of the real superpowers of ants
From deadly jaws and enormous strength to mushroom farming, the Ant-Man movies show just some of the many astonishing superpowers of real-life ants.
News
Master of camouflage: new gecko species found living among rocks on remote Queensland island
The discovery of the species, previously unknown to science, shows there are “still areas of Australia with hidden secrets.”
Wildlife
From dingos to Tasmanian devils – rewilding native carnivores could be a powerful conservation tool
No matter where you live, apex predators and large carnivores inspire awe as well as instil fear. Large predators have been heavily persecuted and removed from areas where they once lived because of conflict with livestock graziers.