In pictures: the photographs of Peter Dombrovskis
GalleriesA new exhibit shines a light on one of Australia’s pioneering landscape photographers, Peter Dombrovskis.
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Explore the world from the microscopic to the galactic.
A simple guide to eating insects
Science & EnvironmentEver wanted to dabble in insect eating, but weren’t quite sure how to go about it? Well, these delicious recipes will help.
Digging at Lightning Ridge
Science & EnvironmentEach year Australian Geographic sets out for Lightning Ridge to discover fossils and opals, or even fossilised opals.
The conservation crisis facing Australia’s fungi
Science & EnvironmentHaving a comprehensive understanding of fungi – their distribution, populations and reproduction – will be critical to understanding the threats to their conservation. But we’ve got a long way to go, says one expert.
Taking a bite out of Queensland’s new croc egg-harvesting law
Science & EnvironmentIn December last year, the Nature Conservation Act was amended to allow the harvesting of crocodile eggs. Now, some scientists have slammed the decision as unscientific, opaque and lacking in details. But will the decision really impact croc populations?
Striking out: window collisions a growing threat to our birds
Science & EnvironmentCan technology come to the rescue?
‘They’re very unusual, even for a WA plant’: our glorious kangaroo paws
Science & EnvironmentHave you ever seen a black and lime green kangaroo paw?
‘Lawn you can eat’: Native alternatives to garden staples
Science & EnvironmentGrevilleas are in, roses are out.
Australia’s native frangipani: the perfumed plant our birds and bees love
Science & EnvironmentWe know you love your frangipani tree, but here, we’re making a case for Australia’s native beauty.