Benjamin was probably not the last thylacine, says study
It’s the 80th anniversary of the death of the last known thylacine. But Benjamin’s relatives likely lived on longer, say scientists.
It’s the 80th anniversary of the death of the last known thylacine. But Benjamin’s relatives likely lived on longer, say scientists.
Three decades ago, in 1987, Mike and Susan Cusack headed into the remote western Kimberley to become Australian Geographic’s ‘wilderness couple’.
This funny video series publicises a new Australian web app that offers a novel way to raise money for endangered species.
IN AUSTRALIA ALONE, we already have firefighting robots that can be remotely driven into a hot zone; agricultural robots (such as the robot developed by Sydney’s Australian Centre for Field Robotics that can be seen in the video autonomously tackling weeds) that can spray, weed, prune, harvest and spot disease; domestic robots that scoot around our lounge-room… View Article
Australia boasts many fine long-haul walks, but few are livelier than this five-day, 66km coastal track.
Citizen scientists have captured the first-ever footage of a reef off the coast of eastern Tasmania, including black corals that may be new to science.
The global warming we are experiencing today started almost two centuries ago – much earlier than scientists expected.
We look back at why the 2000 Sydney Olympics are remembered so fondly.