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SEVEN YEARS ago photojournalist Richard Robinson quit his day job at The New Zealand Herald to become a freelance photographer. At home, he stuck a note to his wall: Tuna. He’s been chasing the story ever since. Richard’s specialty is the underwater

Your article by Ray Martin on Running Man Rock (AG 159) was fascinating and eye-catching. It is located in an area of Australia not yet frequented by tourists but nevertheless has potential, as Ray so eloquently described. These rocks are products of

PALAEONTOLOGISTS have announced the discovery of Australia’s largest dinosaur. Named Australotitan cooperensis (nicknamed Cooper) and measuring a whopping 6.5m tall ground to hip, and up to 30m in length, the fossilised remains of the new genus and s

TO COINCIDE with this year’s World Oceans Day (8 June), the National Geographic Society formally recognised the Southern Ocean as the world’s fifth ocean, adding it to the ranks of the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Arctic oceans. In 2000 the Internat

IN THE EARLY 1950s, many residents of Beaconsfield, Tasmania, believed the water supply was responsible for dental issues in their children. After the town’s municipal chemist and water filtration officer, Frank Grey, read a 1948 article entitled Sup

MONDAY 14 OCTOBER 1968 began as a quiet day in Western Australia. Because it was a long weekend, the streets of Perth were almost empty, and people in country towns were either working on the land as usual or enjoying an extra day off. Just before 11

By David Attenborough SIR DAVID’S rich, iconic timbre rustles from the pages of Living Planet. His gentle, infectious enthusiasm causes the reader to sink joyfully into a sweeping narrative of life on Earth and its remarkable ability to adapt to the

EARTH HAS experienced five mass extinction events during the past half-billion years, each one killing 80–95 per cent of the planet’s species. But “water bears” (also called tardigrades) easily made it through each of them. These tiny creatures can s

THIS SEEMS to have been coined in January 1941 by a Sydney Morning Herald sub-editor in a headline for an article about Australia’s so-called Jindyworobak Movement poets, which included Ian Mudie and Rex Ingamells. The Australian National Dictionary

WHAT DO YOU think are the biggest structures in the universe? Galaxies such as our Milky Way, containing billions of stars? Clusters of galaxies? Perhaps clusters of galaxy clusters, known unsurprisingly as superclusters? The answer is, in fact, some

IT SEEMS LIKE Australia can hardly get a break. First, the south-east suffers many years of drought. Then the worst bushfires on record, followed by a once-in-a-century pandemic. And when it seemed like things couldn’t get worse, we’re hit with a mou

THE NATURE FESTIVAL will return to South Australia from 25 September to 4 October, offering a curated and open access program of workshops, tours, exhibitions and performances celebrating humankind’s intrinsic relationship with nature. Two of the pro

ALSO BOUND for the teeth-rattling deep south is The Last Great First team. Imagine traversing 2600km across snow and ice, up glaciers and through unexplored mountains. The temperature around you will average –10°C to –60°C, plus wind chill. Storms ar

IT IS SOMETIMES controversial and sounds counterintuitive, but the poison 1080, developed in Europe in the 1940s to kill rodents, is proving to be one of the most effective tools available for biodiversity conservation in Australia and New Zealand. W

IN AUSTRALIA, the toxin sodium fluoroacetate, which is widely known as 1080 poison, is licensed for use in all its forms by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA). Each different application of the poison, whether it’s a

Inspire the next generation to love nature as much as you do! Australian Geographic Explorers is made for 8–12 year olds who are animal-obsessed and want to be able to tell the difference between a potoroo and quokka, find out what slime mould actual

AUSTRALIANS LOVE A ROAD TRIP, and with international travel plans shelved for the foreseeable future, we’re taking the opportunity to explore our own back-yard. Tropical north Queensland will attract many, and the shortest road route there from major

A RECOMMENDED side-trip is the 76km Cobb & Co. Way from Surat to Yuleba, following the route of Australia’s last horsedrawn stagecoach service. The delivery of passengers and mail along this route by coach was about an 11-hour trip with four changing

THEY HAD STARTED paying out the line the previous afternoon, steaming ahead at full speed while sending out mile after mile of 3mm-thick monofilament behind them into the Tasman Sea. Every 11 seconds or so, the crew clipped a snood, a 14m length of n

WALKING UP THE sliver of beach towards Sandy Cape (Woakoh) is like stepping back in time, to the start of the world. Here on the remote northern tip of Fraser Island (K’gari – the Butchulla word for paradise), endangered loggerhead turtles swim in th

FOR SOMETHING YOU can’t see or smell, hydrogen holds surprising promise for Australia. It could ensure we meet our Paris Agreement commitments to reduce carbon emissions to zero by 2050 and provide us with a lucrative new export product. So, what is

GREEN Wind, solar and hydro These colour codes are often used to differentiate the ways in which hydrogen is produced. Blue, black, grey and brown hydrogen all result in significant greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to climate change when produ

1 Water is purified. 2 Water split into hydrogen and oxygen using an electrolyser and electric current. 3 Electrolyser powered by solar, wind or tidal energy. 4 Hydrogen compressed or converted into ammonia or synthetic natural gas (SNG) for transpor

ATTENDEE NUMBERS BEGIN to swell as the opening ceremony draws near. There’s a palpable buzz of excitement and awe as visitors first take in the carefully curated display of West Australian flora. After a Welcome to Country by Harley Coyne, a Noongar

13–25 September Ravensthorpe Town Hall and Herbarium Ravensthorpe, WA Admission: $5 adults, children free wildflowersravensthorpe.org.au/wildflower-show/ 1–30 September Toowoomba, QLD tcof.com.au 11 September–10 October Canberra, ACT floriadeaustrali

Travelling with Australian Geographic inspires people to care about the planet by providing meaningful opportunities to explore it. Our travel experiences are rich in nature and adventure, and our travel partners specialise in hard-to-reach places an

AS OUR GBR Legacy research team met on the wharf to board Coral Discoverer in Cairns, we knew this was going to be an expedition like no other! In collaboration with the Australian Geographic Society and Coral Expeditions, we created a citizen scienc

HELP WILDLIFE on this incredible trip. Find koalas in magnificent stands of giant eucalypt forest, walk through rainforest listening for lyrebirds, watch sea eagles soar over untouched beaches and spot huge goannas beside secluded rivers and waterway

WITH ALMOST 300 islands dotted across the narrow stretch of water between Cape York and Papua New Guinea, the people of the Torres Strait Islands have a distinct and vibrant culture. An expedition by small ship is the ideal way to access these remote

THE YOLŊU often say the land is their mother. It nurtures, heals and guides their lives. This is why the female visitor experience and connection to the Yolŋu people is often so profound. Our Gay’wu women’s tour provides female visitors with the oppo

SET SAIL ABOARD state-of-the-art expedition ship Coral Geographer on this Australian Geographic partner voyage into the wild nature, rich history and unique food experiences of Australia’s southern coast. Here, sweeping beaches and idyllic seaside to

THE TINY DRYANDRA Woodland Settlement, 160km south-east of Perth, was established in the 1930s to support a burgeoning tannin-production industry. Remnant woodlands at the Western Australian Wheatbelt’s edge were seen as the perfect location for a pl

ON THIS FULLY SUPPORTED trek you’ll walk with just a daypack to explore the best sections of this iconic desert trail: from the high ridge lines of the West MacDonnell Ranges you’ll see the vast floodplains that form this ancient land. You’ll be dwar

Experience one of the world’s greatest full-day oceanic expeditions departing from Bremer Bay in Western Australia. Led by expert marine biologists, the tour includes encounters with killer whales, with behaviours likely to be witnessed ranging from

1 The Burnett salmon and barramunda are common names for what creature? 2 In which state or territory is there a Mt Despair, a Mt Abrupt and a Mt Difficult? 3 A Tjurunga, also spelt Churinga and Tjuringa, is an object of religious significance for wh

A gem of the natural world, Lord Howe Island has dramatic scenery, lush subtopical forests, rare flora and fauna, pristine beaches and colourful marine life. Both breathtaking and unique, Lord Howe Island elicited this superlative from Sir David Atte

Experience Queensland’s brand new three-day, two-night bucket list tour! Enjoy time exploring both coasts of the world’s largest sand island, on one eco-adventure to suit all travellers. Start your getaway in style with a pre-night stay at Kingfisher