Science & Environment
Sugar milling: Sweet taste of energy production
Long considered an environmental bad boy, the sugar industry has got in touch with its greener side, and found a future in the process.
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History & Culture
Horse sense
Queensland farrier Tom Driscoll performs a service unchanged through the ages, but his tools of the trade include the best of modern technologies.
Wildlife
Captive breeding a species’ saviour
Programs have been put in place to reduce the extinction risk of some of Australia’s most endangered species.
Wildlife
Saving the world’s endangered insects: pt II
Initiatives are in place to bring attention to less cuddly endangered species, such as insects.
Wildlife
Saving the world’s endangered insects
Survival is hard enough for furry and lovable endangered animals, let alone the small and unattractive ones. Thankfully, Australia’s small but passionate army of conservationists is here to help.
Science & Environment
Still life
For world-champion taxidermist Sascha Smith, success is all about sweating the small stuff.
Wildlife
Gouldian finch: Australia’s winged jewels
The exquisite Gouldian finch is one of the world’s most prized caged birds. But will they continue to survive in the wild?
Science & Environment
Dinosaur discoveries: The dinosaur musterers
Outback Queensland’s bone-dry grazing country is giving up its 100 million-year-old secrets to a mob of dyed-in-the-wool farmers.
Wildlife
Cicadas: Rhythm of life
Music to your ears or a midsummer cacophony, the cicada’s song is inevitably short lived.