Australian Geographic Adventure
Arc’teryx Norvan LD 2 trail running shoes: Tested
The Arc’teryx Norvan LD 2 trail running shoes promise plenty of support in a lightweight and tough package. We test them on the trails.
Biodiversity
Number of shark and rays falls by more than 70 per cent in 50 years
New research conducted with the help of Australian scientists has found oceanic shark and ray numbers have dropped more than 70 per cent in 50 years.
Nature & Wildlife
Why are hundreds of Queenslanders being bitten by snakes each year? Scientists may have the answer
More snakes will be slithering around Queensland homes this year, due to climate change and land clearing, but experts say humans have to live with them.
Nature & Wildlife
Rare parrot is breeding in Tasmania in record numbers
The critically endangered orange-bellied parrot is having a fruitful breeding season in southwest Tasmania, giving hope for the species’ survival.
Nature & Wildlife
A guide to Australia’s adorable pygmy-possums
Pygmy-possums are arguably Australia’s most adorable marsupials, with their curly tails and soft-looking bellies. Here’s your chance to get to know them better.
Nature & Wildlife
The peacock mantis shrimp is not here to make friends
The peacock mantis shrimp is beautiful, deadly, and has more tricks up its sleeve than a Bond villain.
Nature & Wildlife
The wandering sea anemone is the tumbleweed of the ocean
You may have come across a wandering sea anemone washed ashore, leaving you thinking, “what on Earth was that jiggling ball of baked beans?”
Nature & Wildlife
The road to saving Australia’s regent honeyeaters
The world watches with bated breath as the future of one of our most endangered birds hangs in the balance.
Nature & Wildlife
An extinct Tasmanian crayfish has been re-discovered
A little-known type of burrowing crayfish thought to be extinct has been spotted by environmental scientists in steep creeks in Tasmania’s rugged west.
Nature & Wildlife
Forests fight back after bushfire infernos
An expert review of forest recovery science has found 70 per cent of plant species within eucalypt forests survive bushfires.