History & Culture Australian centenarians: how to live past 100 …happy life Of the people John interviewed, most weren’t smokers and those who did smoke gave up at an early age. Most worked in physical occupations when they were younger,…
How To Trekking with kids …– the younger they are, the more adaptable they are. With a bit of preparation, my bet is that you’ll whinge before they will. So, as a positive parent, there…
News $4 million endowment for rock art research …the Gwion Gwion paintings, formerly called Bradshaws, which depict slender dancing figures in ochre and black. In other places, younger images of wide-eyed Wandjina spirits have remained crisp and detailed…
Adventure Packrafting with Roman Dial …and there are lots of traverses with rivers that are better to float down than bush bash alongside. So older guys, like John McLaine and Matt Brain, and younger ones…
History & Culture Culture shared on the Lurujarri Heritage Trail …their shoulders. “We going to get some mud crabs, eh,” says Terrence, a tall, athletic, younger member of the Hunter family. His father, also Terrence, a well-respected bushman, hopes that…
News Evidence of huge asteroid impact in outback …helped me to discover the impact site, which was buried under nearly 4km of younger sediments,” Andrew says. Rock shock too large to be volcanic At first, the researchers considered…
Science & Environment The damage to Australia's biodiversity …there are few younger trees to replace them. While adults are relatively fire-resistant, saplings of this species need a decade free from high-intensity flames to mature, which they rarely get…
Destinations Get swept away by the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia …as robust headlands and broad, wave-cut terraces. This sturdy frontline takes the brunt of the ocean’s heaviest blows, and protects the much younger layers of limestone above. Born out of…
History & Culture Reviving Aboriginal languages …she leads while sitting cross-legged in the shade of river red gums. She is accompanied by other senior Aboriginals and younger women, all of whom speak both the Anmatyerre and…
News Genetic secrets of sandalwood unlocked …they are able to grow fat trees with dense heartwood, and stimulate oil production at a younger age. Liz also hopes the findings, published this week in the journal Plos…