Category: Video
News
The Gympie-Gympie stinging tree contains the same toxins as that of spiders and scorpions, scientists find
If you’ve ever been stung by a Gympie-Gympie, no, you weren’t overreacting. Its venom is a lot like that of a spider and cone snail.
Science and Environment
Unlike other reptiles, the Cunningham’s skink risks its own life to defend its young
Scientists have captured rare footage of a mother skink fighting a deadly brown snake to protect her babies.
Adventure
New Land Rover Defender: Eight reasons it’s the ultimate adventurer
The original Land Rover Defender was an adventure and exploration icon. Does the all-new Defender live up to that legend? We find out.
Adventure
Tested: Ledlenser iF8R
The versatile Ledlenser iF8R offers excellent camp lighting capability, doubles as a back-up power bank and can be attached to any metallic surface, thanks to its inbuilt magnet. Find out all about the Ledlenser iF8R – and why we think it’s a brilliant camp lighting option – in our exclusive video gear test above.
Adventure
Your guide to the best adventure documentaries: Part 3
In Part 3 of this series, Aus Geo ADVENTURE Editor Justin Walker reveals another five unforgettable adventure films. Included are one of the world’s most famous survival stories, a tribute to a river-running conservationist, an incredible overland journey, a story about a certain NZ beekeeper who was the first to climb the world’s tallest mountain, and a film that shows the challenge of a solo journey is not always just a physical one.
Adventure
Video: Going with the flow down Derby way
More than just a mountain-biking challenge, the Blue Derby Trails are proving to also be an unlikely saviour for a Tassie town in economic decline.
News
The truth behind heroic wombats
Tales of wombat ‘heroes’ have gone viral. Unfortunately, they’re not true
News
A season in hell: bushfires push at least 20 threatened species closer to extinction
Images of desperate, singed koalas in blackened landscapes have come to symbolise the damage to nature this bushfire season. Such imagery has catalysed global concern, but the toll on biodiversity is much more pervasive.