Mosquito ‘drones’ used to detect endangered species populations
Australian researchers have discovered mosquitoes act like tiny ‘flying wildlife surveyors’, collecting the DNA of…
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Once in a blue river: Hiking New Caledonia’s GR NC1 Trail
Enjoy some outdoor solitude along this 107km journey through rainforest, red earth and remote mountain ridges. The…
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An extinct echidna the size of a small child once roamed Victoria, fossil shows
Palaeontologists have used an Ice Age fossil to reveal extinct giant echidnas roamed south-eastern Australia during…
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Notes from the field: A tale of a downed drone
As we continue dipping our feet into the rivers, creeks and wetlands of the mighty Murray–Darling Basin, our writers and…
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The secret world of tannins
From stained rivers to your cup of tea, tannins are an important part of life on earth. The post The secret world of…
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High voltage: Amflow releases two new e-mountain bikes
Amflow’s first-ever e-MTB surprised the market with its power and light weight. Now, the brand has released two new…
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Native rodents: Our little unsung heroes
Many of our native mice and rats are quietly creeping towards extinction, but a pookila breeding project in metropolitan…
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Australia’s weird ‘waterfalls’
Australians have a love affair with waterfalls. Perhaps it’s because we live on the driest inhabited continent on the…
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