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Australian Geographic Aug 19, 2026

The crisis facing Aussie science

"Homegrown research can lead the world... if we fix what’s holding it back," writes Australian Academy of Science…

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Australian Geographic Aug 19, 2026

More than 5000 little penguins will be vaccinated against bird flu

A major push is underway to catch and vaccinate more than 5000 little penguins in Victoria to protect them against the…

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Australian Geographic Aug 18, 2026

Deadly Dictionaries: Ngardi

This is just one instalment of Australian Geographic's Deadly Dictionaries column, produced by AIATSIS. Each…

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Australian Geographic Aug 18, 2026

Blind snakes: Our stinky, wormy, most mysterious reptiles

Only one Fassifern blind snake has ever been seen. And that was 34 years ago. Every attempt to find another in the years…

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Australian Geographic Aug 18, 2026

Dolphin mothers teach calves to fish using shells

Footage captured in Queensland's Great Sandy Marine Park shows a bottlenose dolphin calf learning to 'shell' by watching…

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Australian Geographic Aug 17, 2026

Native rats return to bushlands

Researchers have released 104 bush rats into two bushland areas in northern Sydney, as part of an ambitious urban…

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Australian Geographic Aug 14, 2026

Notes from the field: Wherever the wind blows

Going into the field for a story, AG’s writers and photographers know to expect the unexpected. Rarely does everything…

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Australian Geographic Aug 13, 2026

Strangler things

Curiosity overcomes claustrophobia… and gets me stuck inside a strangler fig. The post Strangler things appeared first…

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