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Category: Science & Environment

Tornadoes a real threat in Australia

The myth that tornadoes don’t occur in Australia should be debunked, says Hamish Ramsay.

Only trees in North America and Borneo rival the size of our native eucalypts, some almost 100m tall.

Only trees in North America and Borneo rival the size of our native eucalypts, some almost 100m tall.

A photographer captured Warrumbungle National Park after it was devastated by bushfire, and found life among the ashes.

Two photographers wait near Hobart for the southern lights, and the rewards are spectacular.

Two photographers wait near Hobart for the southern lights, and the rewards are spectacular.

Unprecedented heat and bushfires are a wake-up call, says Tim Flannery, but we’re running out of time.

Mines proposed in north-west Tasmania could devastate populations of undiseased devils, says Hamish McCallum.

Stunning, mysterious and diverse, Australia’s 1700 orchids are the jewels of our flowering plants.

Stunning, mysterious and diverse, Australia’s 1700 orchids are the jewels of our flowering plants.