Nature & Wildlife Declining devils force quoll evolution …which are much larger and more aggressive. But in areas with high prevalence of DFTD (and small devil populations), quolls have access to more food resources, and, according to a…
Science & Environment Why eucalypts are survival experts Eucalypts are not interested in dying. They’re survivors. The world’s 800-plus species are almost all found in Australia, a continent with old, degraded soils and frequent fires and droughts. In…
Nature & Wildlife Saving Tassie's rare walking fish …Stuart-Smith, who, like Carlie, is a member of the Handfish Conservation Project and National Handfish Recovery Team (NHRT). Only found in southern Australia Handfish are found only in southern Australia,…
Australian Geographic Adventure Osprey launches new Escapist bikepacking gear …sits on the rider, with the dropped lumbar keeping the weight down on your sit-bones and the back panel’s upper split allowing more aggressive-posture riders plenty of comfort. The Airscape…
Nature & Wildlife What causes pilot whale strandings? …circa 1940s. Image credits: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Auckland Museum, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Why pilot whales? While we don’t know…
Australian Geographic Adventure Going high: Explore the Barrington Tops region, NSW …area. Located 350km north of Sydney, the Barrington Tops region, which includes Gloucester Tops, is part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia. The Gondwana Rainforests are listed as World Heritage…
Australian Geographic Adventure Reserve 30SL wheels: Tested …improve vertical compliance for comfort and increase traction levels. That new rim shape is also designed to make fitment of tyres easier, with a tighter bead/rim connection. The wider and…
Science & Environment Unzipping deep blue genes A disproportionate number of marine genetic sequences – primarily from microbes, fish and coral – have been prospected and patented for product development by multinational corporations when compared to those…
Nature & Wildlife Have you ever seen a fish yawn? …aggression. A territory holder yawns when an intruder approaches, the yawn often preceding a physical attack. A parent that’s guarding a clutch of eggs will yawn at a predator that…
Travel Cruising with whale sharks The moment has come. We’ve been eagerly anticipating it since arriving a week ago. We’re sitting in preassigned rows – bums on deck, with masks, snorkels and flippers at the…
