Three iconic rail journeys, one extraordinary continent. Here’s why travelling your own backyard by train is the best decision you’ll ever make. The post All aboard Australia appeared first on Australian Geographic.
This new ride can be done all at once or you can tackle any of the seven separate sections winding through the beautiful lower South Island. The post A thousand reasons: NZ’s Southern Way 1000 cycling adventure appeared first on Australian Geographic...
Fire can destroy peatlands. But in Australia, it can also help protect them. The post A delicate balance: Managing fire in Australia’s peatlands appeared first on Australian Geographic.
It might surprise you to find out which vertebrate (creature with a spine) is the most abundant on earth. The post Plenty of bristlemouth fish in the sea appeared first on Australian Geographic.
Australia’s earliest Italian immigrants were victims of a fraudulent colonisation scheme in the South Pacific. The post The courage of the contadini appeared first on Australian Geographic.
Orphaned helmeted honeyeater chicks will be given a lifeline at Zoos Victoria’s new Helmeted Honeyeater Hand-raising and Incubation Facility at Healesville Sanctuary. The post New facility for fragile fledglings appeared first on Australian Geographi...
An 80‑million‑year‑old snake fossil sheds light on why lizards lost their limbs and started slithering. The post What turned snakes into snakes? appeared first on Australian Geographic.
This rebellious little monotreme has evolved one of the strangest collections of traits in the animal kingdom. The post ‘If there’s a rule, the platypus has probably broken it’ appeared first on Australian Geographic.
Welcome to Wild Wins – where we share positive stories from the natural world, proudly supported by Coral Expeditions, Australia’s pioneering cruise line. The post Wild Wins Vol. 6 appeared first on Australian Geographic.
Iridescence, an extraordinary optical phenomenon more commonly associated with birds, butterflies and beetles, has been found – for the first time – in an Australian frog species. The post ‘Colour-shifting’ discovered in Aussie frog appeared first on...