Science & Environment
Portals of life: exploring the ecology of Australia’s rock pools
Journalist and photographer Alex Pike explores the complex ecosystem of Australia’s rock pools, revealing beautiful, resilient underwater worlds.
Journalist and photographer Alex Pike explores the complex ecosystem of Australia’s rock pools, revealing beautiful, resilient underwater worlds.
In this special report we look into why are trees are vital to our cities and towns.
Meet Emma Spencer, a young scientist studying how carrion contributes to the Australian ecosystem.
The fires raging in the Amazon rainforest are so extensive that you can now see them from space.
NASA satellite imagery has captured a river of smoke spreading across South America.
A bird’s eye view of the rare spectacle of Lake Eyre in flood.
This parrot was one metre tall, weighed seven kilograms and had a fierce beak.
The rainbow eucalyptus is a true natural wonder.
I’m on a personal quest to see as many Australian birds as possible. So far I’ve clocked up 823 species. Of these 823 species, I saw 121 on Australian islands. Clearly, Australian birders wanting to see all our beautiful birds must visit our enticing islands.
A threatened species of coral, thought to be restricted to Port Stephens, calls the Central Coast home.