Werribee South’s market gardens, a vital source of food for Melbourne, reveal the challenges of ensuring Australia’s food security. The post Food for thought appeared first on Australian Geographic.
A group of Carnaby’s black-cockatoos has been discovered living in Dryandra, Western Australia, in a region where the species’ numbers have been in decline. The post New population of endangered cockatoos discovered appeared first on Australian Geogr...
From a remote Australian island and the Top End to the mountain passes of New Zealand’s deep south, these long distance walks will take you into some remote and spectacular wilderness. It’s time to throw on the hiking boots and get lost! The post Go...
You don’t have to travel to the moon and back to experience awe. Beautiful art, a walk in nature or dancing in a crowd can give you this overwhelming, transcendent feeling. The post How a sense of awe can be good for your mental health appeared first...
Juvenile (effectively teenage) satin bowerbirds are sneaky little thieves. They’ll steal the kitchen sink if it’s not bolted down! The post Beware the ‘bowerbird boys’ appeared first on Australian Geographic.
Eastern barred bandicoots have recently been downgraded from extinct to endangered on mainland Australia, thanks to the efforts of conservationists over decades. Here’s how they did it – and the good news is, many more species could be saved in the s...
This bike rack promises to make the often stressful bike-carrying exercise nice and easy. We spent six months testing that claim. The post Thule OutPace 3: Tested appeared first on Australian Geographic.
The recently-discovered feature is 'as mysterious as it is unexpected'. The post Iron ‘bar’ found in the Ring Nebula appeared first on Australian Geographic.
As the world's oceans continue to get noisier with human-made sound, scientists have discovered pilot whales are having to 'shout' at the upper limit of their range in order to communicate. The post Pilot whales struggling to hear each other over shi...
The booking season for New Zealand’s always-popular Great Walks is starting to open, so make sure you get in early for that ultimate Kiwi hiking adventure. The post It’s that time of year: Bookings open for New Zealand’s Great Walks appeared first on...