Awards 2019 Winners of the Australian Geographic Society Awards announced …episode, the two brothers, along with their wives and children in their signature kombi vans, explored locations suggested by viewers. The public sent them in search of lost monuments, rumoured…
Wildlife The birds we love to hate …an open habitat that is perfect for mobbing other birds. Although less research has been conducted on the habitat preferences of the Bell Miner, our study suggests that they could…
News New tick species facing extinction …conditions. “But more research is required to understand this relationship fully,” she said. The research was published in the journal Parasites and Vectors. READ MORE: The adorable marsupial surviving against…
News Fish dish out punishment to fit the crime …of their misconduct. Co-author of the research Dr Lexa Grutter, a marine biologist from the University of Queensland, told Australian Geographic the study is the first to demonstrate measured discipline…
News New tool predicts drought six months out …of Newcastle agrees this broader approach makes Shishutosh’s research significant. “It’s not just based on rainfall, but looks at the variables of drought,” he says, adding that while the research…
News Australia to build world's biggest solar stations …and commissioned by the end of 2015. Solar research Meanwhile, Prime Minister Julia Gillard and the energy minister officially opened Australia’s largest solar power research facility at Newcastle on Saturday….
Science & Environment How adding microbial diversity to urban environments improves health …At the University of Adelaide’s Ecophysiology Lab, research assistant Christian Cando-Dumancela shows me soil samples from other locations the HUMI team has been analysing. Each is in a plastic centrifuge…
News Honesty is the only policy for seniors …Halberstadt, from New Zealand’s University of Otago, has found older adults are worse at detecting lies than young people. The research also suggests seniors have difficulty lying as persuasively as…
AustroPalaeo Rock shelter provides earliest evidence of humans in the outback …known dates for Aboriginal settlement of the Flinders Ranges, then thought to stretch back no more than 15,000 years. “Towards the end of my research – having felt quite depressed…
Northern Australian Birding & Wildlife …reptiles like yellow-faced turtle can be viewed. We will also be searching for the elusive rainbow pitta. We will return to Darwin late afternoon. Accommodation: Travelodge Resort Darwin Breakfast, lunch and…
