
Water for wildlife: Macquarie Marshes
Photographer Tom Rayner’s new book takes you on a journey through the Macquarie Marshes and their revival from years of drought, to brimming wetland oasis.
Photographer Tom Rayner’s new book takes you on a journey through the Macquarie Marshes and their revival from years of drought, to brimming wetland oasis.
The huge bushfires around Adelaide could be seen from space
Once again bloodsucking insects are invading mattresses across Australia.
More so than in any other country, our orchids are deceitful temptresses, with powerful perfume and come-hither good looks.
We spend one-third of our lives asleep, but we still don’t know why. New research is shining light on one of science’s enduring questions.
Plants communicate through their network of roots and can even create and respond to sounds. But experts are now asking – can they think, too?
In October, Perth-based photographer Christian Fletcher won the overall gong in the International Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. His photographs show mining sites and agricultural areas, spaces that are often hidden from public view. “I wanted to show how human land use affects the natural environment, and how in certain cases humans are creating pieces of art without actually knowing it,” says Christian. Here he talks us through a portfolio of his landscapes.
Australian Geographic photographers Nick Rains and Joshua Holko have been named among the top photographers of 2014 in the Canon AIPP Australian Professional Photographer of the Year awards.
The Epson International Pano Awards is the largest competition for panoramic photography. Here are some of the stand-out finalists and winners from the 2014 contest.
More so than anywhere else in the world, our orchids are deceitful temptresses with a powerful perfume.