In Australia’s mangrove-lined mudflats and estuaries live armour-plated mud-dwellers with massive bone-crunching claws.

Australia woke to news this morning that NASA's latest spacecraft launch from Florida's Kennedy Space Center was a huge ...

The Kimberley is beautiful any time of year, but from March to May – waterfall season – it is even more spectacular.

After a stellar 50 years as one of the country’s major scientific assets, the Anglo-Australian Telescope continues to play a ...

This patch of remnant bush on the edge of the West Australian wheatbelt is a place loved by one of Australia’s rarest bird species and the man who has studied the site for more than 50 years. There’s ...

This patch of remnant bush on the edge of the West Australian wheatbelt is a place loved by one of Australia’s rarest bird species and the man who has studied the site for more than 50 years.

Roger Smith is the author of Australian Geographic’s Treading Lightly column. Roger has a long background in nature conservation, citizen science, wildlife tourism and energy-efficient housing. Now, ...

What started as a study to better understand how lobsters prey on sea urchins instead discovered sharks also predate on the ...

What started as a study to better understand how lobsters prey on sea urchins instead discovered sharks also predate on the pest.

What started as a study to better understand how lobsters prey on sea urchins instead discovered sharks also predate on the pest.

What started as a study to better understand how lobsters prey on sea urchins instead discovered sharks also predate on the pest.