Fire is an ancient technology that has helped shape human evolution. Our ancestors used fire for safety, cooking and ...

Coolgardie is a pioneering mining town that thrives in a historic shire known for one of Australia’s biggest gold rushes.

Many Australians discovered the country’s extraordinary birds during COVID. They’d always been there, but it seems we were ...

Using tools borrowed from human medical research, we found that male dolphins with stronger social bonds appear biologically younger than their less social counterparts. This means their bodies show ...

Once thought extinct, the night parrot is one of Australia’s most elusive birds, blending science and Indigenous knowledge in a fragile conservation story.

From grassroots action to an international movement promoting sustainability and environmental protection on our trails.

But for David, Australia’s almost 100 species of native mistletoe are worth celebrating all year round. “We’ve got representations of lineages [of mistletoe] that date right back to Gondwana days. So, ...

After more than 40 years collecting, classifying and studying the life forms known as lichens, Dr Gintaras Kantvilas, from the Tasmanian Herbarium, has only scratched the surface of Australia’s ...

I’ve always thought of heli-biking as being the domain of the downhill devils, those who want to barrel down something large and inaccessible without the chore of first grinding their way to the top.

In 2024 we were excited to launch the Australian Geographic Awards for Nature. This conservation funding program has significantly increased the Australian Geographic Society’s impact in tackling ...

An oft-quoted fact about the inland taipan is that it could kill 250,000 mice or 100 adult humans with the venom in a single bite. Which, let’s be honest, is the very definition of overkill. A tenth ...

Incision marks likely made by humans on the fossilised bone of an ancient kangaroo challenges the ‘humans wiped out Australian megafauna’ theory. Tens of thousands of years ago, Australia was still ...