History & Culture
Desert delight
The Great Victoria Desert, Australia’s largest, defies expectations. Visibly rich in biodiversity, it challenges preconceptions about how a desert should look.
History & Culture
Maralinga: ‘Field of thunder’
This year marks 40 years since the shocking truth about British nuclear testing in remote Australia was exposed by the McClelland Royal Commission.
History & Culture
Immersed in nature
A wild, free childhood in coastal Sydney proved to be perfect grounding for this internationally acclaimed, multi-award-winning natural-history filmmaker.
History & Culture
‘The ghost has taken the spirit of the Moon’: how Torres Strait Islanders predict eclipses
It’s eclipse season. The Sun, Earth and Moon are aligned so it’s possible for the Earth and Moon to cast each other into shadow.
Climate
The trees that wept cider
The battle is on to save what’s left of one of Tasmania’s most endangered and intriguing eucalypts.
History & Culture
The Patriot convicts
A little-known group of political prisoners, transported from Canada to the Australian colonies, had far-reaching effects.
History & Culture
Notes from the field: Simple pleasures
Photographer Rowena Meadows jumped at the chance to document the life of a retired photographer living on Victoria’s French Island.
History & Culture
Indigenous fire management began more than 11,000 years ago, new research shows
Modern scientific techniques have provided unprecedented insights into how an Indigenous fire regime reduced risk and increased resources.
History & Culture
Discovering a botanical Pompeii
The Australian continent is now geologically stable. But volcanic rocks, lava flows and a contemporary landscape dotted with extinct volcanoes show this wasn’t always the case.