In a world first, a Maugean skate has hatched from an egg laid in captivity. Scientists hope it’s the first of many. The post Maugean skate baby delivers hope for endangered species appeared first on Australian Geographic.
Conservationists and Traditional Owners have celebrated the return of the common brushtail possum to Central Australia, where the species is locally extinct. The post Possums welcomed back to Country in Red Centre appeared first on Australian Geograp...
Move slowly and quietly in this specialist Australian arid habitat and you might be rewarded by seeing one of the world’s rarest birds. The post For the love of Mallee appeared first on Australian Geographic.
It’s an event reminiscent of a Banjo Paterson poem. For 35 years, in the High Country 200km east of Melbourne, city polo players have gathered annually at Cobungra, Victoria’s largest cattle station, to vie with a rural team for the Dinner Plain Polo...
By definition, a final resting place is final, isn’t it? Well, not always, it seems. The post The man buried three times appeared first on Australian Geographic.
What would happen if time suddenly began running backwards? Of course, it can’t do that, but the question is one that recently crossed the minds of a team of astronomers in the USA. The post Astronomers liken gamma-ray bursts to lighthouse beams appe...
The Great Barrier Reef is vast and spectacular. But repeated mass coral bleachings, driven by high ocean temperatures, are threatening the survival of coral colonies which are the backbone of the reef. The post ‘Wake-up call to humanity’: research sh...
High coral cover amid intense heatwaves and bleaching? Here’s how both can be true on the Great Barrier Reef. The post How the Great Barrier Reef shows record growth AND intense bleaching appeared first on Australian Geographic.
Brandon Michael Sideleau has researched crocodile attacks for years. He says videos of people feeding crocodiles at site of latest attack are deeply concerning. The post How crocodile feeding is increasing fatalities appeared first on Australian Geog...
Australian scientists digging in the Northern Territory have unearthed a near-perfect fossilised leg from an ancient flightless bird that survived in Australia up to 8 million years ago. The post Stunning specimen of rare ‘demon duck’ fossil unearthe...