Science & Environment
Does Australia need a space agency?
Last week, the Federal Government launched a review of the opportunities for an Australian space industry.
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Science & Environment
The orchids of Australia
Australia’s 1700 orchids are the jewels of our flowering plants.
Science & Environment
A Guide to Aboriginal Astronomy
Aboriginal Australians are the world’s oldest astronomers.
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A shared path to conserving our country
A guide to what we can learn from Indigenous landcare.
Science & Environment
In the footsteps of Shackleton
AG’s editor in chief and a band of AG subscribers enjoyed an Antarctic adventure in March 2017 exploring many of the historic sites associated with Ernest Shackleton’s epic escape from Elephant Island in 1916.
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The corals of the Great Barrier Reef: illustrated
Three-quarters of the world’s 798 coral species can be found on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, and they come in a huge variety of shapes, sizes and colours.
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Are echidnas really platypuses?
Do echidnas exist because a platypus once deserted the water and evolved spines? Many experts think so.
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Brittle stars: the little-known stars of the sea
Scattered across the oceans floor brittle stars are the most abundant, but least-known stars of the sea.