News
Hiding in plain sight – the common orchid you can go decades without seeing
This orchid only flowers after a fire, so you may not spot colonies of these striking plants in bloom for decades.
Tag: fire
Science & Environment
Did Aboriginal Australians hold the answer to our bushfire problem?
Aboriginal fire management should be part of the solution to destructive bushfires, argues David Bowman, a Professor of Environmental Change Biology at the University of Tasmania.
Science & Environment
Satellite image of Adelaide fires
The huge bushfires around Adelaide could be seen from space
AG Blog
Early season fires over northern Australia
Large fires are burning early in the Dry season in the Top End
Science & Environment
Fire tornadoes: a rare weather phenomenon
‘Firenadoes’ are rare weather events that occur when a unique set of conditions come together.
AG Society News
Wombat Watch: Week 3
The fires have not just devastated the animal population – they have also affected the environment in which they live. Exotic grasses and weeds are beginning to shoot up in place of the native grasses necessary for the wombat’s survival. Small wombats, like Wombalano and her sisters, can be harmed by these exotic plants which can be toxic to the wombat’s system.
Students at the Darraweit Guim Primary School…