Photography Coloured candy for the soul: Aussie Mick's search for beauty is found in the Australian landscape …every minute of it! “My images are an expression of my search for beauty and my never-ending quest to connect with nature. Western Australia offers a strong palette of contrasting…
Science & Environment Searching for 'Planet Nine' …of Planet Nine but this prediction must also be tested. Astronomers have begun searching through astronomical surveys, such as the WISE survey, the Catalina Sky Survey, and the Pan STARRS…
Wildlife Searching for the marsupial mole …expedition to search for signs of the itjaritjari, or southern marsupial mole, in the Simpson Desert. It has so far been found throughout the Great Victoria Desert and the southern…
Science & Environment Meet the couple that travelled Australia in search of the best swimming spots …present swimming as a solo activity, avoiding peak seasons and searching for solitude. “We’ve included the more isolated spots as well, but we also wanted to capture the Australian identity,”…
Adventure Searching for Shambhala …explorers and documentary makers have sought to find the location of Hilton’s Shangri-La, a place created in an authors mind. In 2002 it seemed that at last the search was…
News Best science and nature photos awarded …Early Career Research Dr Rowena Martin, Research School of Biology at the Australian National University Research: Mechanisms of drug resistance in the malaria parasite Leadership in Science Martin Green, Executive…
Science & Environment Female bird song ignored by science, researchers say FEMALE BIRD song has often been explained as functionless, a by-product of selection for song in males or a hormonal abnormality. This led to much of the research on bird…
Travel How do you catch a killer in Oz? …Hervey Bay, in addition to continuing its photo-identification programme, PWF has commenced a new research study looking at the body condition of the whales in the bay. This research uses…
News 2014 Eureka Prizes for science winners unveiled …Interdisciplinary Scientific Research Winner: SEARCH Project, University of Melbourne University of New South Wales Eureka Prize for Scientific Research Winner: B-cell Team, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research…
News Family unit still strong, research says Families are surviving despite predictions of their demise decades ago, new research reports….