News Milky Way swallowed a smaller galaxy …yolks are a puffy collection of older stars in the centre, known as the ‘thick disc’. The whites form the ‘thin disc’ – spiral arms of younger stars extending outward….
History & Culture Australia's Afghan cameleers …this first Afghan settlement in Australia. Born in Khandahar, he had come out with his younger brother, Tagh, in Elder’s’ first shipment. The brothers later became camel importers and merchants…
News Biofuel to power Aussies around the world …or politician to be interested in sustainable alternatives. We’re trying to break down the barrier for younger audiences and get them engaged in greener alternatives through our trip by showing…
News Fossil may be earliest human ancestor …collection of work reveals that Australopithecus sediba has a mixture of characteristics typical of older australopthecines and the younger species Homo ergaster, which eventually led to Homo sapiens. Professor Lee…
News Outrage over plans to cull sharks in WA …understood that sharks rarely attacked. “Many such people also recognise that, in the sea, we are the interlopers in sharks’ natural territory,” he said. Recent shark attacks George’s younger sister…
Science & Environment What colour is the Moon? …volcanic plains – the result of lava flows. On the airless Moon, they are as dry as dust, but they are geologically much younger than the white mountainous regions. Colour…
History & Culture Preserving Aboriginal history …younger community members. Mapoon, a Tjungundji word meaning ‘place where people fight on the sand-hills’ now has a population of about 250 and manages its own school, council office, nursing…
News Red deer people may be new Stone Age culture …been more rare. Before the red-deer people, no fossils younger than 100,000 years were found in mainland East Asia, but the latest discoveries suggest the land may not have been…
History & Culture Football crazy: Australia's Tiwi Islands …role models to younger Tiwis. But, it’s not just these pros that have the sport running through their veins – the islands thrive on footy. Roughly 900 of the 2600-strong…
Destinations Coober Pedy: outpost in the outback …mining opal.” Steve Baines, Coober Pedy’s Mayor for 14 years, agrees: “The younger generation are just not coming through. Then again, why would you risk going to look for opal…
