It happened during a multi-day hike in western Victoria. I’d been walking along a steep trail on a rocky escarpment when ...

Summer is here, and so is our annual pick of the best adventures in Australia and New Zealand for this season. Check ’em out!

Researchers have discovered that cane toad tadpoles are cannibalistic and can help stop the spread of their fellow toads.

Cartographer Will Pringle created beautiful, exquisitely detailed maps for Australian Geographic for almost four decades.

Captain Henry Waterhouse and Lieutenant William Kent brought 26 merino sheep in 1797 from the Cape of Good Hope, in ...

A man scouring Google Earth found a mysterious scar in the Australian outback – and now scientists know what caused it.

I squint my eyes in a vain attempt to see more clearly. The water is so dark, so still, that it perfectly reflects the paperbark branches overhanging the riverbank. I struggle to identify where the ...

There’s something special about paddling as part of a group that shouldn’t be overlooked, even for experienced sea kayakers.