Australian Geographic - It’s in our nature
It’s in our nature. Photography Channel Country's braided beauty. When water from rainfall, often received hundreds of kilometres away, finally reaches the Channel Country, it spreads out, filling and spilling out of the previously dry beds of ephemeral creeks and streams and bringing life to whatever it touches.
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Anglo-Australian Telescope's 50th anniversary - Australian …
1 天前 · After a stellar 50 years as one of the country’s major scientific assets, the Anglo-Australian Telescope continues to play a major role in keeping Australian astronomy on the world stage. By Fred Watson, Australia's Astronomer-at-Large • 14 October 2024. Dispersing cloud on Siding Spring’s far western horizon foretells a clear night for ...
State of the Environment report shows 'shocking' decline of …
2022年7月19日 · Australia’s environment is sick and getting sicker as the combined effects of climate change, pollution, land clearing and mining take a dangerous toll, a landmark report says.
World Heritage sites of Australia - Australian Geographic
2023年8月28日 · Among the world’s 10 greatest fossil sites, Riversleigh and Naracoorte are a superb illustration of the key stages in the evolution of Australia’s unique fauna. This widely-scattered site includes the world’s largest swathes of sub-tropical rainforest and is home to more than 200 rare or threatened plants and animals.
More than 200 Australian birds are now threatened with extinction
2020年1月6日 · The Mukarrthippi grasswren is now Australia’s most threatened bird, down to as few as two or three pairs. But 23 Australian birds became less threatened over the past decade, showing conservation actions can work. The findings are contained in a new action plan released today. Last released in 2011, the action plan examines the extinction risk facing the almost 1,300 birds in Australia and ...
Discovery identifies Australia as birthplace of all modern mammals
2022年12月18日 · Tribosphenic teeth. Image credit: James Alcock. The first Southern Hemisphere fossils of these teeth were found in an ancient jaw in 1997 by Tom Rich, at a dig site now known as Flat Rocks, near the Victorian seaside town of Inverloch, which is also where Australia’s first dinosaur bone was found. During the following 10 years, similar ...
Is the Great Barrier Reef reviving – or dying?- Australian Geographic
The Great Barrier Reef is not dead. Nor is it in good health. The truth is complex. To understand what’s going on takes more than a headline. For the last 37 years, our organisation has monitored the health of the world’s largest reef. Each year, we add our findings to our dataset, the Reef’s longest running and largest coverage.
Australia’s 10 deserts - Australian Geographic
2016年4月20日 · Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology therefore uses three formulas to define our deserts, which make up a whopping 18 per cent of Australia’s entire landmass. Listed from greatest size to smallest, these are Australia’s ten deserts: Great Victoria Desert (348,750sq.km)
Unearthing Australia’s climate history - Australian Geographic
2020年11月11日 · Unearthing Australia’s climate history. By looking at early weather data and documented records, climate researchers have revealed that snow was a regular feature of the southern Australian climate in the 1800s, and heatwaves weren’t nearly as frequent as they are today. The photo above shows a snowball fight in front of Mount Lofty House ...