Nature & Wildlife
The story behind the photo: ‘Nectar of Life’ by Dan Jones
This forms part of a series of Q&As with winning photographers from this year’s Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year awards.
Nature & Wildlife
Our war against dung
Exotic dung beetles were introduced to Australia to clear away huge quantities of livestock poo. The man who proposed the idea left a legacy greater than dung beetles.
Nature & Wildlife
Warning of dire threat to koalas from urban sprawl
Koalas are under increasing pressure as southeast Queensland grapples with a housing crisis and predicted population explosion of 2.2 million people.
Nature & Wildlife
Venus is at its brightest right now. Here’s a photographer’s tips to getting the perfect shot
Venus is already the brightest planet in our sky, but all this month it is shining particularly bright.
Nature & Wildlife
Whales stop singing and rock lobsters lose their balance: how seismic surveys can harm marine life
A roundup of the latest evidence on the effects of seismic surveys shows there are many potential harms to marine life.
Australian Geographic Adventure
Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XTherm NXT sleeping pad: Tested
Ultra-light, and ultra-warm, is the NeoAir Therm NXT the best four-season sleeping mat? We doss down in the depths of winter to find out.
History & Culture
The art of body adornment in Papua New Guinea
While most of us might wear a piece of jewellery or an adornment of some kind because we like it, or think it looks good, or because a loved one gave it to us, the people of Papua New Guinea look at it in a completely different way.
AG Society
Behind the moon’s shadow
Why was a remote location in Western Australia the best place in the world to see April’s total solar eclipse? And where should you go to view the next one?
Nature & Wildlife
UN grants Australia more time to avoid ‘in danger’ listing of Great Barrier Reef
The World Heritage Committee has given Australia more time to address major threats to the Great Barrier Reef and possibly avoid an in-danger listing.
Nature & Wildlife
Busting myrtle rust
Scientists have discovered a native guava tree that appears to be resistant to invasive myrtle rust.