History & Culture
Darwin, Wallace and the princess in the south
Australia and its wildlife had a surprising influence on the revolutionary theories of the evolutionary titans Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace.
Category: Topics
Wildlife
Hanging with flying foxes
Despite their vulnerable status, grey-headed flying-foxes in regional NSW outnumber the 2900 residents 27 to one.
Science & Environment
Forensic investigations: Can a fly solve a murder case?
Forget the glamour of prime-time television. Forensic investigation is a precise science based on careful – and sometimes malodorous – research.
Science & Environment
Buzz Aldrin’s vision of future space exploration
In an exclusive interview with AG, astronaut Buzz Aldrin discusses what’s to come in the space race, and looks back on that giant leap.
Science & Environment
Shop for the environment
A few smart and simple choices in the supermarket can help ensure that your shopping habits don’t cost the earth.
Science & Environment
Oil: Fuelling the future
Oil reserves are dwindling and petrol prices rising, but few of us have any intention of abandoning our cars. What’s the solution?
Science & Environment
The Murray’s crusaders
While the world watches and governments and scientists argue about salinity and water resources, families living at the mouth of the Murray River are working to find their own solutions.
Wildlife
Bees more deadly than spiders in Australia
Australia’s scientists are abuzz with the potential of our native bees, some of which can be deadly.
History & Culture
Beetle mania
Australian pastoralists owe a great debt to this Hungarian-born, beetle-mad scientist.
Science & Environment
Pups perfected in artificial womb
World-first research gives birth to live sharks.