Digging at Lightning Ridge
Science & EnvironmentEach year Australian Geographic sets out for Lightning Ridge to discover fossils and opals, or even fossilised opals.
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The conservation crisis facing Australia’s fungi
Science & EnvironmentHaving a comprehensive understanding of fungi – their distribution, populations and reproduction – will be critical to understanding the threats to their conservation. But we’ve got a long way to go, says one expert.
Wildlife rehab
WildlifeOur iconic native wildlife are all having to deal with less and less living space. Where wildlife used to be able to spread out in their native habitat, urbanisation is resulting in constantly decreasing bush and is creating pockets of wildlife. As animals move out of those pockets, they come into contact with people and… View Article
Taking a bite out of Queensland’s new croc egg-harvesting law
Science & EnvironmentIn December last year, the Nature Conservation Act was amended to allow the harvesting of crocodile eggs. Now, some scientists have slammed the decision as unscientific, opaque and lacking in details. But will the decision really impact croc populations?
Striking out: window collisions a growing threat to our birds
Science & EnvironmentCan technology come to the rescue?
‘They’re very unusual, even for a WA plant’: our glorious kangaroo paws
Science & EnvironmentHave you ever seen a black and lime green kangaroo paw?
‘Lawn you can eat’: Native alternatives to garden staples
Science & EnvironmentGrevilleas are in, roses are out.
Australia’s native frangipani: the perfumed plant our birds and bees love
Science & EnvironmentWe know you love your frangipani tree, but here, we’re making a case for Australia’s native beauty.
In pictures: early scientific photography at the Australian Museum
Science & EnvironmentThese images are incredible.