News Biggest park in Cape York handed back …shark. Lizzie says the decision will help local clans to be involved in protecting traditional sacred sites. “It’s been looked after real good but I think traditional owners should come…
South Australia Eyre Peninsula …place that’s home to vast wheat farms, raging surf, sharks and sudden storms. The region’s grain harvest might be a whopping 2 million tonnes, but above all else the west…
News Human bite stronger than apes' …very useful.” Stephen’s team have previously used this approach to study the jaw mechanics of living and extinct species as varied as the great white shark and the sabre-toothed tiger….
Climate How climate scientists talk to their kids about the climate crisis …in humans because we didn’t evolve to be scared of a change in statistics – it’s not something like a shark swimming towards you. So I don’t think my kids…
History & Culture Great Aussie mysteries …even like Chinese cooking.” Holt once asked his press secretary, Tony Eggleton, “What are the odds of a PM being drowned or taken by a shark?” And although we aren’t…
Nature & Wildlife Stingrays: the misunderstood creatures of the sea …be terrified of sharks, and the death of Steve Irwin (as a result of a stingray barb to his heart in a tragic accident in 2006) has instilled an unjustified…
Flora & Fauna Planktivores surprise scientists with diversity of shapes …sharks, and tunas – distantly related lineages unified in their streamlined body shape used for fast swimming. Yellowtail fusilier (Caesio cuning). Image credit: shutterstock We set out to test whether…
Why Do Tigers Have Whiskers? …Dr Karl Kruszelnicki Do sharks sneeze? Do butterflies remember being caterpillars? Why don’t cats wear shoes? Children have an insatiable curiosity for the world around them, and life can be…
Nature & Wildlife Captive breeding a species' saviour …for a range of very rare endemic WA species including the numbat, Shark Bay mouse, dibbler and the western swamp tortoise. Taronga Zoo, Sydney, also has a history of breeding…
Awards Nomination for 2015 AG Awards now open …their ground-breaking research into shark behaviour; and Bindi Irwin, who has inspired a new generation of wildlife warriors. Winners will be announced at the Australian Geographic Society’s annual Gala Night,…
