The Ghan, Indian Pacific and Great Southern are built for travellers who understand this. They’re three of the world’s truly ...

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.

Globally, peatland fires are generally viewed as an environmental danger. In Indonesia, for example, authorities this year ...

Scientists across the globe are working to bring extinct species back to life. But do the facts measure up, or is this still ...

It might surprise you to find out which vertebrate (creature with a spine) is the most abundant on earth. All life exists in the biosphere. We’ve found life 64km above sea level and 19km underground.

When Sydney-based biologist Dr Jurgen Otto became the first person to photograph a Maratus volans peacock spider’s courtship display in 2008, he couldn’t have known these tiny arachnids would one day ...

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

Before colonisation, many hundreds of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages thrived across Australia. Now, just over a dozen are learned as a first language. Estimates of exactly how many ...

The story of Australian Geographic begins on Sydney’s northern rim, with the smell of eucalyptus and fresh print. In January 1986 the first issue shipped out, and the little post office in Terrey ...

In 2024 we were excited to launch the Australian Geographic Awards for Nature. This conservation funding program has significantly increased the Australian Geographic Society’s impact in tackling ...