News
‘Vegetarian’ possums eat meat when the weather’s cold
When dead animals are left lying around in nature, who takes advantage of the free feed – carnivores or herbivores? The answer may surprise you.
Tag: environment
Photography
Channel Country’s braided beauty
When water from rainfall, often received hundreds of kilometres away, finally reaches the Channel Country, it spreads out, filling and spilling out of the previously dry beds of ephemeral creeks and streams and bringing life to whatever it touches.
International
The ocean’s tiniest dolphins and the doggie squad that detects them
If Aotearoa New Zealand’s adorable Hector’s dolphins don’t steal your heart, the dogs that seek them out for you will.
News
Unzipping deep blue genes
In our nation’s marine life lies potential chemical and pharmaceutical discoveries, but can the rights of nature be balanced against corporate interests?
History & Culture
The Australian river legally recognised as a ‘living entity’
Rivers all around the world are being given their own legal rights. But what does this mean? And how does it work?
History & Culture
Gondwanaland: the search for a land before (human) time
The Gondwana supercontinent broke up millions of years ago. Now, researchers are piecing it back together again.
News
Nest of endangered coastal emu found in northern NSW
A coastal emu nest has been discovered on the NSW North Coast, where the population of the endangered species is estimated at fewer than 40 individuals.
News
Colour and song most at risk as birdlife declines due to poor urban design
The birds that fill our mornings with songs and our parks and gardens with colour are disappearing from our cities, a new study has found.
Fundraising
Burdened by beauty
Northern Australia’s Gouldian finch survives in huge numbers in cages around the world, but its wild population continues to struggle.
Nature Photographer of the Year
Winners: 2024 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year
As the natural world continues to take a hit from climate change, biodiversity loss and other human-induced changes, the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year (AGNPOTY) competition reminds us, yet again, of the beauty and inspiration that surrounds us.