Science & Environment
GALLERY: Eucalyptus, the tallest trees in Australia
Only trees in North America and Borneo rival the size of our native eucalypts, some almost 100m tall.
History & Culture
Shark ‘attacks’ should be re-named, study says
Describing shark encounters as ‘attacks’ is misleading and outdated, researchers say.
Science & Environment
The Warrumbungles: after the bushfires
A photographer captured Warrumbungle National Park after it was devastated by bushfire, and found life among the ashes.
Science & Environment
Uncovering the mystery of pink diamonds
New research has shed light on Australia’s mysterious Argyle diamonds, which are naturally pink in colour.
Science & Environment
Nullarbor once flush with fast-flowing rivers
New research has shed light on the landscape around the Nullarbor some 80 million years ago.
Photography
Aurora Australis: chasing the southern lights
Two photographers wait near Hobart for the southern lights, and the rewards are spectacular.
Science & Environment
Gallery: Chasing the spectacular aurora
Two photographers wait near Hobart for the southern lights, and the rewards are spectacular.
Science & Environment
Black holes grow faster than first thought
New research suggests black holes may not grow at the same rate as their galaxies.
Science & Environment
Australia’s heatwave: a taste of things to come
Unprecedented heat and bushfires are a wake-up call, says Tim Flannery, but we’re running out of time.
Science & Environment
Tarkine mines last straw for Tasmanian devils?
Mines proposed in north-west Tasmania could devastate populations of undiseased devils, says Hamish McCallum.