History & Culture 50 years after ‘Jaws’ the man-eater myth has been retired …50 years ago. My own research focuses on the secret lives of sharks, their evolution and development, and how people can benefit from the study of these enigmatic animals. The…
Australian Geographic Adventure Sea to Summit four-season sleep system: Tested …justifies the four-season tag. At R 7.4, it’s legitimately winter-ready. It’s a smidge heavier than some others, but for me, the 55cm at the shoulders is worth the extra grams…
Nature & Wildlife Shades of cray …in with the tagged individuals hourly during 24-hour periods. Her work has provided fascinating insights into the secret life of the spiny cray. “You definitely get to know them,” Sarah…
Australian Geographic Adventure The Great Victorian Bike Ride: A story of fun, fine food, and friends …a Melbourne-standard Italian dishing up deliriously tasty pastas like ragu pappardelle and prawn tagliolini with squid ink, as well as a pizza with truffle and whipped ricotta. Our third day’s…
Australian Geographic Adventure Nemo Moonlite Elite Reclining Backpacking Chair: Tested …Elite worth the near $300 price tag? If you prioritise weight, packability and stability, it’s one of the best compact camp chairs available. It’s lighter than the original Moonlite and…
AG Society News The enigma of the night parrot …you can’t do any of that. It’s like trying to research something in thick fog. You only ever see the outlines,” Nick says. Instead, researchers rely on sound. Night parrots…
Biodiversity Drones offer new approach to whale research …universities have been using the drones to capture videos and images of adult humpbacks and calves off the WA coast. Their research is being presented at the Australasian Wildlife Management…
Nature & Wildlife The ship finding shipwrecks …lashed by a violent storm. Tragically, only five of the 26 crew would be rescued during one of the largest searches for survivors in post-war Australian maritime history. As for…
Your guide to sustainable chocolate this Easter …Centre for International Agricultural Research; Kanika Singh is a Research Fellow at the University of Sydney, and Richard Markham is a Research Program Manager for Horticulture at the Australian Centre…
Aussie bat research 100 years behind GIVEN THEIR HIGH PUBLIC profile, we tend to assume that most mammal species were recognised and named long ago. Unfortunately, this simply isn’t so, and my recent taxonomic research on…
