Drunk from the inside: Dr Karl explains rare auto-brewery syndrome
Amazingly, some people can manufacture alcohol inside their body from the food they eat - carbohydrates, to be specific.…
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Our early weathermen
Survival on the roof of mainland Australia was an unenviable but necessary challenge that tested the endurance skills of…
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Exclusive photos: extraordinary polar bear ‘picnic’ captured by Australian photographer
A historic gathering of 68 polar bears has been seen, for the first time, feeding on a whale carcass in the Arctic.…
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Twice as nice: two meteor showers to light up Australia’s skies
On any clear night, if you gaze skywards long enough, chances are you’ll see a meteor streaking through the sky. Some…
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Idiotfruit and tree kangaroos: what makes Queensland’s Wet Tropics so unique
Australia's Wet Tropics are a unique ecosystem home to many species not found anywhere else in the world, which is why…
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The ship finding shipwrecks
Wondering why we are finding so many Australian shipwrecks lately? There’s one research vessel helping uncover the past.…
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Rottnest Island: More than quokkas
Sure, you can’t avoid those cute little marsupials that made Rottnest Island world-famous, but there’s so much more to…
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Conserving the Kabayan mummies: from an Australian classroom to the Philippines mountains
What started as a mock grant proposal by three students at the University of Melbourne has become an opportunity to…
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