The Australian magpie has swooped to victory as the most common bird sighted throughout Australia’s backyards, parks and ...

But that knowledge is now at risk. In many of our towns and cities, the stars are increasingly hidden behind a haze of artificial light. And that light pollution is threatening a ...

A recent review of evidence from the past 129,000 years reveals a dramatic story of extinctions, human encounters, and ...

A celebration of how alien yet relatable so many of the creatures that live among us can be.

Werribee South’s market gardens, a vital source of food for Melbourne, reveal the challenges of ensuring Australia’s food ...

You don’t have to travel to the moon and back to experience awe. Beautiful art, a walk in nature or dancing in a crowd can ...

This thoughtfully preserved tin-mining town on the Atherton Tablelands is a delight to explore.

A group of Carnaby’s black-cockatoos has been discovered living in Dryandra, Western Australia, in a region where the species’ numbers have been in decline. Deep in the heart of Dryandra Woodland ...

A potent symbol of Aboriginal Australia recognised the world-over, this flag first ruffled in the wind in Adelaide in 1971. On 9 July 1971, a new flag flew proudly over Australia as the red, yellow ...

Eastern barred bandicoots have recently been downgraded from extinct to endangered on mainland Australia, thanks to the efforts of conservationists over decades. Here’s how they did it – and the good ...

A celebration of how alien yet relatable so many of the creatures that live among us can be.

A celebration of how alien yet relatable so many of the creatures that live among us can be.