Moonstruck: how lunar light influences animal behaviour
Lunar animal research is receiving the technological and methodological breakthroughs necessary for the next wave of…
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A ringed planet Earth?
Ask almost anyone which planet has rings around it, and you’ll get the answer “Saturn”, especially if they’ve ever…
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10 million animals die on our roads each year. Here’s what works (and what doesn’t) to cut the toll
There’s almost no warning. A dark shape appears on the side of the road, then you feel a jolt as something goes under…
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Notes from the field: In full feather
When it came to assigning a writer to cover the final Broken Heel festival, Jack Marx seemed the perfect choice. The…
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Cruising Tasmania’s coastal wilderness
Sitting across the wild and windblown Bass Strait, Tasmania is a jewel in Australia’s crown, an island bursting with…
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Companion Rover 1300 Power Station: Tested
The Rover 1300’s high output looks ideal for power hungry camp gear. We find out if it really is the ultimate off-grid…
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‘The event that put Darwin on the map, while nearly wiping it off’: Cyclone Tracy 50 years on
Cyclone Tracy was one of Australia’s most damaging natural disasters. Fifty years on, we recall the devastating storm…
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In the Great Bear’s shadow: A sea kayak epic in British Columbia
An eight-day sea kayak expedition exploring the islands of BC’s Great Bear Rainforest takes paddlers into a wild,…
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