History & Culture
A birdwatcher’s perspective
Chris Doughty has seen more birds in Australasia and the Pacific than anyone else in the world.
Category: Topics
Wildlife
Tasmanian devils: Devil coast
In the desperate race to stop a new cancer from wiping out Tasmanian devils, an expedition financed by an Australian Geographic Society fundraiser has found cause for hope on a remote, windswept coast.
Wildlife
Cryptic creatures: the art of camouflage
Many of Australia’s seemingly defenceless creatures employ ingenious methods to hide – and seek – in plain view.
History & Culture
CWA: Pearls and wisdom
The Country Women’s Association continues to play a valuable community role across Australia.
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.
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?