Science & Environment Australia's best meteorite craters …very old, and in the case of Woodleigh and Tookoonooka they have become buried beneath a mantle of younger sediments, such that they are no longer visible at the surface….
History & Culture Brunette Downs: Kingdom of cattle …Once a month, the younger recruits drink themselves silly at an all-night barbecue and there’s the occasional fundraiser or formal do. The biggest event on Barkly’s social calendar is Brunette…
On This Day On this day: birth of an aviation pioneer …other side of the world. John had little help, other than some text books, aviation journals and the technical skills of his younger brother Reginald Charles. He had never even…
Gear Test Tested: Sea To Summit X-Set 31 …it for younger children, but for older kids and the rest of the family, the X-Set 31 (and the other combinations available in the X-Series) is a viable alternative to…
AG Blog Celebrate national parks on World Parks Day …functioning, and improve functional health status. By contrast, those with less access to green environments are shown to develop more diseases and have higher rates of mortality in younger and…
AG Blog Arctic jewels: polar bear dreaming …Polar bears don’t usually eat reindeer, they prefer to wait on the winter sea ice to snatch blubber-rich seals. Younger bears eat the whole seal, including the protein-rich muscle, but…
AG Blog Mt Everest Trek: Day five …time in the PAC, but I’m 15 years younger, and a bit fitter (I think), so I’m struggling not to feel just a little bit embarrassed by this turn of…
Wildlife Tassie's 'Poppa Tawny Frogmouth' converted his home into a tawny rehabilitation centre …return, Dave is eager to teach fellow Tasmanians, particularly younger generations, about how to take care of wildlife. “I’ve taken one of my tawnies to the local schools to see…
Wildlife Feathered geniuses: birds are much smarter than we think …earliest human ancestors in cognitive prowess. He adds that “rooks, jays and New Caledonian crows are at least as competent and, in some cases, more competent than children younger than…
News Barn owl ears don't age, scientists discover …owls and that of the younger specimens. “The lack of hearing loss in our old barn owls is remarkable, given that the average life expectancy of barn owls is rather…