To prevent extinctions, we need to start addressing the big gaps in our national threatened species list, argues Hugh Possingham, the Biodiversity Council’s Co-chief Councillor. The post OPINION: Time to plug holes in species conservation appeared fi...

Fifty years after the conflict in Vietnam, the Australian soldiers who fought still bear the scars – as do their children and grandchildren. The post War’s lingering shadow appeared first on Australian Geographic.

Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War officially ended 50 years ago, but the consequences have cut through our population for three generations. The post Vietnam’s deep scars appeared first on Australian Geographic.

Wild elephant encounters and ancient royal palaces are just some of the highlights of a cycling journey through Sri Lanka, as Fiona Harper discovers. The post The elephant in the ruins: Cycling in Sri Lanka appeared first on Australian Geographic.

I'm often asked about the space probes that are leaving the solar system, never to return. There are five of them: Pioneer 10 and 11 and Voyager 1 and 2 – all launched in the 1970s – and New Horizons, which began its journey to Pluto and beyond in 20...

Red sprites have been captured on camera in Western Australia's Kimberley. The post Red sprites: Photographing a rare phenomenon appeared first on Australian Geographic.

It’s 10 years since the first Greater Bilby Recovery Summit brought together 39 individuals representing 29 separate stakeholder groups, united in the fight to prevent the demise of this charismatic denizen of the Australian outback. The post Reachin...

Now you can go further and stay longer, taking off-grid travel to the next level thanks to Yakima’s new rooftop tents – the SkyPeak HD and the SkyRise HD. The post Yakima aims high with new rooftop tents appeared first on Australian Geographic.

For decades, experts believed that plankton-feeding fishes – or planktivores – share a specialised, uniform design. However, new research shows not only is this false, but they also display the widest range of body forms of any feeding group among re...

SRAM leads the way with smooth-shifting wireless MTB drivetrains, but it hasn’t forgotten cable-actuated shifting, as the new Eagle 90 and 70 prove. The post The Bike Shed: SRAM shifts to cables with mechanical Transmission appeared first on Australi...