News Tough environment no barrier to platypus …researchers then took body measurements, weight and blood samples from the 28 platypuses that they caught. Measuring the size of the tails was a focal point of the research, said…
News Competition asks: What do engineers do? …vote for a weekly winner from now til 10 May. A clever cloud of popular tags generates recurring keywords, from Avatar to solar. Submissions are also searchable by topic. The…
News A shock to our shores …for the dolphin-mania that resulted from the TV show’s popularity. The tourism industries’ demand for dolphins has since brought their price tags at wildlife swap-meets to six figures, and Ric’s…
History & Culture Cobb & Co coaches: once mighty, now history …and the Top End, with the tagline “Pioneering a new spirit in luxury touring”. And the Cobb Highway traces a nostalgic route from Wilcannia in far-western NSW to the Victorian…
Destinations Komodo tourism: a fine balance …to the world’s largest lizard, the Komodo dragon. Wielding a long, two-pronged wooden stick, Kefi and the other rangers go in search of a creature distinguished by its rarity –…
Wildlife Rabbits: from pest to plate …price-tag for a team of battlers – the Rabbitohs are now co-owned by businessman Peter Holmes à Court and actor Russell Crowe. Rabbit Infestation When 12 pairs of European wild…
Wildlife Studying penguins may harm them …research published on Wednesday in the journal Nature. The theory is that the metal bands – either aluminum or stainless steel – increase drag on the penguins when they swim,…
Destinations Skeleton Coast: Namibia's strange desert dwellers …for the BBC, New Scientist and The Guardian. Find her blog at wanderinggaia.com. READ MORE Learning to hunt with an ancient tribe Tagging whale sharks in the Maldives Hanging out…
History & Culture 80th anniversary of female solo flight …Bay gaol,” he says. British pilot Amy Johnson, photographed just before she left Stag Lane in London on 5 November 1932. (Photo: AP Photo/Staff/Putnam) Finally “a sunburnt girl, wearing an…
History & Culture Lake Eyasi: Learning to hunt with an ancient tribe …they search the tree foliage and bushes for animal prey. A bushbaby (galago — a small nocturnal primate) is spotted and there is excitement as the men take aim and…
