History & Culture
Twofold Bay’s deep connection to whales
Whales hold a profound place in the natural and industrial history of this southern NSW bay.
Category: News
News
Australian fossil tracks shift timeline of reptile evolution
Two lizard-like creatures crossed tracks 355 million years ago. Today, their footprints yield a major discovery.
News
Fossil teeth show extinct giant kangaroos were homebodies
Fossil teeth show extinct giant kangaroos spent their lives close to home – and perished when the climate changed.
Climate
2024 global temperatures surpassed 1.5°C Paris Agreement threshold, confirms WMO
In a bleak milestone for our planet, it has been confirmed that last year’s global average surface temperatures exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
News
New life for history-making RAAF Caribou A4-179 aircraft
A historic Caribou aircraft, once a symbol of courage and resilience and a stalwart of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), has been given new life and a new home in South East Queensland.
History & Culture
Notes from the field: In full feather
When it came to assigning a writer to cover the final Broken Heel festival, Jack Marx seemed the perfect choice.
Adventure
Meet the 2024 Adventurer of the Year Awardees
Our 2024 Adventurer Awardees have undertaken journeys of discovery through remote lands and little-known cultures. Along the way, they gained a greater appreciation of nature and the resilience of the human spirit.
Nature & Wildlife
A helping (robotic) hand for coral
In a world-first, CSIRO scientists have developed a soft robotic ‘hand’ to assist coral propagation efforts in laboratories.
News
How darkling beetles rose to ‘global ecological dominance’
Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) and CSIRO have used genomic analysis to reconstruct the evolutionary tree of more than 300 darkling beetle species.
News
NASA launches Europa Clipper into space in search for signs of life on Jupiter’s moon
Australia woke to news this morning that NASA’s latest spacecraft launch from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center was a huge success. Our own Karina Holden was there for lift off!