History & Culture Freedom in the deep …deep lakes or sinkholes. Divers follow a vertical rope to a pre-announced depth, retrieving a tag before surfacing. Divers use a monofin in the Constant Weight category, while other categories…
Adventure Top treks: The Walls of Jerusalem Circuit, Tasmania …this biblical theme when naming natural features, so landmarks are tagged with titles such as Zions Gate, King Davids Peak, Herods Gate, Wailing Wall, Pool (and Vale) of Bethesda, Lake…
Nature & Wildlife Meet 'The Codfather' …fish to species level. “Freshwater cod play important ecological, cultural, historical and social roles in Australia,” says Stuart, who has been tagged ‘The Codfather’ for his groundbreaking work. These long-lived…
Australian Geographic Adventure Guided vs unguided hiking: Follow the leader or go your own way? …Break it down and it is unquestionably cheaper to hike independently, but often the difference is less than people imagine. You might only see the $2000 price tag on a…
Science & Environment Our war against dung …never seen before. It was the start of a 20-year friendship. They began collecting together, combing Tassie’s Geeveston forests in search of Mt Mangana stag beetles, which George used as…
Science & Environment Running rings around galaxies Like chocolate bars, however, galaxies come in different shapes and sizes, and not all have a spiral structure. Some are featureless blobs shaped like rugby balls; others are ragtag objects,…
Nature & Wildlife Platypuses thrive in new habitat within Sydney's Royal National Park …they received health checks and were implanted with acoustic tags for tracking. The platypuses’ first three months in the field exceeded the ecologists’ expectations, with all 10 surviving – and thriving – in…
Destinations A new Broome …Shire of Broome. That’s despite the latest visitor research showing more than 80 per cent of people coming to WA want an experience with the world’s oldest continuing culture. Desire…
Adventure A walk on the wild side: Trekking magical Mt Kenya …when we watch a couple of monkeys search for – and steal – some food. Leaving the cottages near the Chogoria gate entrance to the national park and heading into…
Nature & Wildlife World's best night parrot specimen leads to first genome sequence of the elusive species …Queensland. “Live birds were reported from the same area in 2013, and a live parrot was finally caught and tagged in 2015,” he says. Related: New footage of the night…
