Environment

Penguin parade turned vax queue

Penguin parade turned vax queue

Phillip Island’s little penguin colony is famous for its nightly sea to the sand parade but National Science Week saw the world’s largest wildlife vaccination program begin, inspiring Knight’s toon

Shark alerts on smartwatches

Shark alerts on smartwatches

It’s Science Week! Australian shark sighting app Dorsal has a new feature coming that will enable the app to issue alerts to surfers and swimmers while they are in the water. Here’s how it works

What can be done to fight bird flu?

What can be done to fight bird flu?

With the potentially devastating H5N1 strain of bird flu infecting resident Australian birds and threatening countless native species, experts say there are multiple ways to minimise the impact

Cat curfews due to bird flu fears

Cat curfews due to bird flu fears

One state remains the only mainland jurisdiction without cat curfew powers as renewed calls mount over bird flu fears and millions of native animals killed by roaming felines. Take the poll

Resurfacing an ‘Ancient Wonder’

Resurfacing an ‘Ancient Wonder’

A remarkable underwater discovery by archaeologists has shed new light on one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World as the PHAROS project team begins to recover monumental debris

Happy ending for bushfire baby

Happy ending for bushfire baby

Robyn the koala joey lost both her parents in Victoria’s January bushfires and her survival was touch and go – discover how she was returned to the wild after a remarkable four-month recovery

What is a double earthquake?

What is a double earthquake?

The South American country of Venezuela was rocked by two massive earthquakes last week in a rare event known as a doublet. Here’s how twin quakes and aftershocks differ

Skiers bemoan worst snow season

Skiers bemoan worst snow season

Winter is well underway but snow enthusiasts have been left gobsmacked by the worst snow season in a decade thanks to El Nino. See the shocking photos of Australia’s best slopes laid bare

Egg drop for our endangered frogs

Egg drop for our endangered frogs

A massive conservation effort is underway to revitalise Southern Corroboree frog populations at Kosciuszko National Park. Find out what is being done to save our most endangered amphibians

Mud choking Great Barrier Reef

Mud choking Great Barrier Reef

The impact of land clearing on the Great Barrier Reef has been laid bare in a shocking new report that shows more than 400,000 dump truck loads of mud end up in the fragile ecosystem annually

Winter takes an unexpected turn

Winter takes an unexpected turn

Something unusual is unfolding across Australia’s weather maps looking ahead to winter hols, with conditions behaving differently to what we would expect in June – what is happening and why?

Dog lost at sea found in kayak

Dog lost at sea found in kayak

Bruce the brave Alsatian had an unplanned dicey adventure when he was swept almost 5km out to sea. His owner raised the alarm and the mayday call saw rescuers race to reach the plucky pooch

Public outcry over brumby culling

Public outcry over brumby culling

The culling of brumbies has been labelled inhumane by some but others say it’s essential for the protection of our native species. Here’s why the wild horses have left so many people divided

Hammock haven for new quolls

Hammock haven for new quolls

Two eastern quolls have moved into their bespoke bachelor pad at an Australian sanctuary and made themselves at home. Despite a touch of ‘jet lag’, their handmade hammock is their happy place

Society and Culture

Aussies hit 28 million and counting

Aussies hit 28 million and counting

Australia’s population has just reached 28 million, according to estimates from the ABS, but it’s not babies being born driving most to our explosive population growth – so what’s behind it?

Society and Culture

‘Message in a bottle’ mates meet

‘Message in a bottle’ mates meet

A touching letter in a bottle cast into the ocean off Chile in 2007 has united a Norwegian sailor and a Darwin local in an unlikely friendship spanning two decades and thousands of miles

Hurtling meteor’s massive blast

Hurtling meteor’s massive blast

Imagine 300 tonnes of TNT detonating without warning and you can understand the surprise of residents in northeast USA when a meteor exploded, the blast setting off big booms over a huge area