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GALLERY: Tasmania’s Western Arthur Range
Photographer Luke Tscharke revels in the beauty of Tasmania’s wild and remote Western Arthur Range as he walks in the footsteps of renowned wilderness photographer Peter Dombrovskis.
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Are Australian eucalypts to blame for California’s wildfires?
It’s been suggested that the introduction of Australian eucalyptus trees may be to blame for the rapid spread of the Southern California wildfires. But experts say the claims just don’t stack up.
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Exploration of seafloor reveals potential for future tsunamis in Australia
A team of scientists recently embarked on a research trip to map Australia’s continental slope and what they found was a potential for future tsunamis.
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What listening to nature can tell us about the health of our ecosystems
A team of scientists have developed the world’s first acoustic observatory, designed to analyse the health of our ecosystems by listening to the various croaks, wing flaps and splashes, or lack there of.
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Australia’s little-known, misunderstood succulent plants
For centuries Australia’s succulent plants have been undervalued by botanists, neglected by world encyclopaedias and considered pests by backyard gardeners. But now Attila Kapitany, the authority on Australia’s succulent plants, tells Australian Geographic that it’s about time the record is set straight.
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GALLERY: Lord Howe Island
This World Heritage-listed island is bursting with photographic subjects, ready to be captured. And now the Island has it’s very own photography competition, the Kentia Prize, which calls on all photographers to submit their best photographs of this unique ecosystem, with all proceeds being donated to the Lord Howe Island Central School. In this gallery, photographer Luke Hanson gives a sneak preview. To find out more about the Kentia Prize Competition click here HERE.
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In pictures: Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s 2018 calendar
The Bureau of Meterology’s annual calendar this year features captivating images of forked lightning over the pink hills of Lake Argyle, the Aurora Australis across Antarctica and the monstrous waves off of Mornington Pier, perfectly capturing the unpredictable beauty of Australia’s weather.
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GALLERY: Top 7 waterfalls in NSW
If you’re looking to avoid the crowds of Manly or Bondi beach this summer, the waterfalls dotted around NSW are a great alternative. These are the top seven according to the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.
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The best caves to explore in Australia
Head underground to explore these natural wonders, some millions of years old.
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GALLERY: The kelp forests of the Great Southern Reef
The massive network of rocky reefs that lines much of southern Australia’s coastline is a shadowy cold-water underworld dominated by brown seaweeds known as kelp. The Great Southern Reef might not be as visually flamboyant as Australia’s world-famous Great Barrier Reef, with its colourful hard corals and sunlit shallow waters, but its communities of creatures are unlike anything else worldwide.