The rise and fall of Hobart’s Beaumaris Zoo
The last known thylacine died at Hobart's Beaumaris Zoo in 1936. Just one year later the controversial zoo also…
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Brainless sea sponges use sunset as cue for metamorphosis
New research reveals even an animal with no brain at all can anticipate what’s coming next. The post Brainless sea…
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Defining Moments in Australian History: The origins of Aussie rules
In 1858, the first organised Australian rules football match was played. The post Defining Moments in Australian…
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Population soars for flightless kakapo
A record-breaking breeding season for New Zealand’s iconic flightless parrot, the kakapo, has resulted in a remarkable…
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How the Penguin Parade is helping protect penguins around the world
More than a million people visit Phillip Island Nature Parks each year, and many are drawn to Victoria’s southern…
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Ilkurlka: An art outpost in the outback
Ilkurlka is the only fuel stop on one of Australia’s most remote highways – and the home of what might be the world’s…
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Everything’s happy underground
The Dawson’s burrowing bee spends most of its life peacefully underground. But when it’s time to head to the surface,…
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Epic freeride action at The North Face Frontier 2026
The North Face Frontier brings some of the world’s best freeride athletes together in NZ’s Southern Alps for an…
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