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On This Day On this day: Compact Array unveiled …in quality each time you change the distance between the telescopes,” he said when he spoke to Australian Geographic recently. The final stages of construction of the Australia Telescope Compact…
Biodiversity The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy project: explained …and resilient agricultural systems, including smallholder and community forestry, where the sustainable use of forests to support economic development of local communities is a priority. The commitment of 53 countries…
Science & Environment How birds use Earth's magnetic field to navigate …compile a mental map of magnetic signposts for future use. The second mechanism, the compass, may indicate direction. But unlike a conventional compass, it doesn’t distinguish between north and south;…
Biodiversity Climate-driven species on the move are changing (almost) everything …and losers for species, and for the human communities and economic activities that rely on them. For example, coastal fishing communities in northern India are benefiting from the northward shift…
Australian Geographic Adventure MSR WindBurner® Combo Stove System: Tested Design The MSR WindBurner® Stove System Combo offers couples and groups a lightweight backcountry stove system suitable for both rapid water-boiling as well as cooking ‘real food’. Expanding on the…
History & Culture The world's largest sponge farm IN A TINNIE just offshore from a community with a sinister reputation as one of the most violent in Australia, 21-year-old Gavin Bramwell and 50-year-old Maurice “Old Moe” Lenoy clean…
Destinations Reef life on the wreck of the Yongala …Yongala went down, it was about three-quarters of the way through its 99th voyage in Australian waters. It was built in England for the Adelaide Steamship Company and began its…
Nature & Wildlife Tassie devil vaccine may be on the horizon …a contagious and highly aggressive cancer – has decimated devil populations across Tasmania. New research has revealed that the cancerous cells that result from the disease can disguise themselves so…
Science & Environment Tarkine mines last straw for Tasmanian devils? …undiseased. There are indications that the devil populations in the north-west have slightly different genetic composition from those in the remainder of Tasmania and may perhaps harbour some individuals with…
