Photography
How to take great panning photos
Photographer Chris Bray shares his tips to take a perfect panning shot – where the subject stays sharp even as it sprints.
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Photography
A photographer’s dream: up close with brown bears
When AG photographer Chris Bray visited Alaska’s Geographic Harbour, he stumbled upon a serene spot where brown bears are unperturbed by the nearby click of a camera’s shutter.
Wildlife
The plants that saved the numbat
Toxic shrubs have unwittingly aided the numbat in WA, creating sanctuaries for the endangered animal.
Wildlife
The tasty spider
Do you like pâté? You might want to try baking or roasting the golden orb-weaving spider.
Dr Karl: Need to Know
Killer heat waves
Dr Karl investigates the growing global trend of heat waves, which have killed more Australians than all other natural disasters combined.
Dr Karl: Need to Know
The thorny devil lizard’s drinking habits
How the thorny devil takes “flat out like a lizard drinking” to the extreme.
Dr Karl: Need to Know
The Australian pedestrian button
Dr Karl’s ode to the ergonomic and elegant design of the pedestrian button.
Dr Karl: Need to Know
The Fred Hollows Foundation’s Arclight
Dr Karl looks at how the Foundation’s portable and cheap ophthalmoscope is helping save lives and prevent avoidable blindness across the developing world.
Dr Karl: Need to Know
Australian breakthroughs: the Bionic Ear
Dr Karl takes a look at how the Bionic Ear – developed with the help of Australian expertise – helps nearly 300,000 people worldwide hear again.
Dr Karl: Need to Know
The invention that saved soldiers’ lives in WWI
Australian physicist William Lawrence Bragg located enemy artillery with a makeshift infrasound reader.