Need To Know with Dr Karl
A Stonehenge puzzle solved
One of the many mysteries of Stonehenge – where its Altar Stone came from – has recently been solved by Australian scientists.
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Space with Fred Watson
A ringed planet Earth?
Ask almost anyone which planet has rings around it, and you’ll get the answer “Saturn”, especially if they’ve ever viewed it through a telescope. But not many people know that the other gas giants in our Solar System – Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune – also have rings, although they’re much fainter than those of Saturn.
History & Culture
‘The event that put Darwin on the map, while nearly wiping it off’: Cyclone Tracy 50 years on
Cyclone Tracy was one of Australia’s most damaging natural disasters. Fifty years on, we recall the devastating storm and the extensive evacuation and reconstruction that followed.
Adventure
Meet the 2024 Adventurer of the Year Awardees
Our 2024 Adventurer Awardees have undertaken journeys of discovery through remote lands and little-known cultures. Along the way, they gained a greater appreciation of nature and the resilience of the human spirit.
Opinion & Analysis
OPINION: The nature target shortfalls of COP16
The recent COP16 biodiversity conference in Colombia was a chance to check on targets aimed at rescuing the world’s threatened plants and animals. There were some successes but, ultimately, it did not deliver all that was hoped for, writes Dr James Fitzsimons.
History & Culture
Not your average vet
How did an animal-loving boy from suburban Melbourne end up a camel vet in the UAE, rubbing shoulders with Middle East royalty?
Tim the Yowie Man
‘Bombala’s World War II tank traps are no myth’
When I first heard about the relic World War II tank traps hidden away in the forests of south-east New South Wales, I thought someone was pulling my leg. It was only after I discovered my informant was a rural firefighter who’d seen the timber obstacles marked on an old map, that I took the claims seriously.
History & Culture
Wake in Fright: Legacy of an outback classic
Outback thriller Wake in Fright upset local audiences when it was released in the 1970s. But it became a classic, brought Broken Hill to the silver screen and had a profound impact on Australian cinema.
Treading Lightly with Roger Smith
Leaps and bounds
I’ve travelled the world and had some spectacular wildlife encounters. But having a kangaroo leap over me tops the lot.
History & Culture
The cartographic king
After almost four decades of creating beautiful, exquisitely detailed maps for Australian Geographic, Will Pringle has put down his professional cartographic tools for the last time.