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 give you this overwhelming, transcendent feeling. The post How a sense of awe can be good for your mental health appeared first...
Juvenile (effectively teenage) satin bowerbirds are sneaky little thieves. They’ll steal the kitchen sink if it’s not bolted down! The post Beware the ‘bowerbird boys’ appeared first on Australian Geographic.
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 news is, many more species could be saved in the s...
This bike rack promises to make the often stressful bike-carrying exercise nice and easy. We spent six months testing that claim. The post Thule OutPace 3: Tested appeared first on Australian Geographic.
The recently-discovered feature is 'as mysterious as it is unexpected'. The post Iron ‘bar’ found in the Ring Nebula appeared first on Australian Geographic.
As the world's oceans continue to get noisier with human-made sound, scientists have discovered pilot whales are having to 'shout' at the upper limit of their range in order to communicate. The post Pilot whales struggling to hear each other over shi...
The booking season for New Zealand’s always-popular Great Walks is starting to open, so make sure you get in early for that ultimate Kiwi hiking adventure. The post It’s that time of year: Bookings open for New Zealand’s Great Walks appeared first on...
Australia’s longest and most productive river – the Murray – is at breaking point, and the people who love and depend on it feel like they’re running out of time. The post Running the river dry appeared first on Australian Geographic.
From childhood road trips to months on remote trails around the world, Cam Bostock discovered the real journey begins when everything else falls away. The post Finding his way outside: Adventurer Cam Bostock appeared first on Australian Geographic.
An underground disaster in northern Tasmania 20 years ago led to one of Australia’s most extraordinary rescues. The post The Beaconsfield Mine rescue, 20 years on appeared first on Australian Geographic.