Desert nomads: 4 things you didn’t know about budgies
WildlifeWhether seen in flocks resembling large green tornadoes in central Australia, or in your home as a family pet, budgies are Australia’s most ubiquitous bird.
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The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy project: explained
Science & EnvironmentA conservation initiative dedicated in the name of The Queen harnesses the global power of the Commonwealth to arrest the decline of the world’s native forests.
Inside Captain Cook’s journal
History & CultureHeld in the collection of the National Library of Australia.
The darker side of Antarctic heroism: the story of Sidney Jeffryes
Science & EnvironmentAntarctica is famous for its survival stories, but one of the most compelling has languished in the shadows for over a century, that of Sidney Jeffryes.
Could Sydney be hit by a tsunami? New study released today
NewsScientists want us to be better prepared for a tsunami potentially inundating Sydney Harbour, with new research into this risk released today.
IPCC: the misconceptions surrounding the report
Science & EnvironmentHere we breakdown the biggest misconceptions surrounding the report, including the role of individual action and the fate of the Great Barrier Reef.
You may know rainbow lorikeets, but what about all the others?
WildlifeAustralia is home to seven species of lorikeet, of which the rainbow lorikeet is the best known.
‘We can still save the world’s coral reefs’
Science & EnvironmentDecorated coral reef biologist Terry Hughes says there’s still time to save the world’s coral reefs if we act fast.
5 Aussie birds we love to hate
WildlifeThe brush turkey renovates your backyard and the ibis steals your chips, but despite their peskiness, these birds have a lot of redeeming qualities.
Experts weigh in on the Whitsundays shark encounters
WildlifeWhen two people were bitten by sharks in the Whitsundays in less than 24 hours the reactions were swift, but were they right?