Highway One
Highway One: wildflowers of WA
Western Australia’s prolific wildflowers are a captivating sight.
Tag: plants
Destinations
IMAGES: Unique islands of New Caledonia
The French territory of New Caledonia is home to scores of plants and animals found nowhere else in the world.
News
Gold stored in gum leaves: a ‘Eureka moment’
Eucalyptus trees can absorb gold and store it in their leaves, a world-first study has revealed.
Science & Environment
Gallery: The seeds by Anne Geddes
Australian-born photographer Anne Geddes captured the artistic beauty found in Australian seeds.
News
Designer gum trees bred for city living
Researchers are creating new species of eucalypt to suit Australian urban landscapes.
Science & Environment
GALLERY: The secrets of plant sex
Flowers attract pollinators via bright colours and beautiful aromas and some resort to trickery in an effort to reproduce.
News
Ice age led to mass extinction of Aussie plants
Victoria was home to some of the world’s most diverse flora until the last Ice Age, say researchers.
News
Ecosystems need diversity to survive
When native plants are removed from farmland, entire ecosystems are placed at risk, new research suggests.
Science & Environment
Australia’s tallest trees
Only trees in North America and Borneo rival the size of our native eucalypts, some almost 100m tall.
News
Mapping Aboriginal knowledge of the bush
Indigenous insights into Australia’s landscape are being documented by the CSIRO.