Howe Magnificent

Volunteers on the third annual Australian Geographic Society Lord Howe Island scientific expedition helped discover insect species previously unknown to science.

A Dog's Life

From law enforcement to herding livestock and protecting endangered animals, dogs serve us in many important ways.

Wild Exposures

This years best nature photographs shine a spotlight on creatures and places manyof us might otherwise never see.

Reaching For The Sky

Flying ace and 2013 Australian Geographic Young Adventurer of the Year, Ryan Campbell, has a message to take to the world and nothing can stop him.

Chain Of Isles

Granite cliffs, white-sand beaches and clear blue waters typify the remote and ruggedly beautiful islands of theRecherche Archipelago, Western Australia.

Toxic Tides

An environmental disaster looms for remote East Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory, as tonnes of waste wash up on its shores.

Southern Exposure

The 2017 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year, Justin Gilligan, turns his creative eye to the uniqueicy world of beauty and contrast that he found at the end of the Earth on an expedition to East Antarctica.

City-Slicker Dragons

Australia’s water dragons are being changed by urban life.

The Last Muster

The end of an era was perfectly captured by Grenville Turner on a classic outback cattle station.

Wildlife CSI

Australian science is catching up with illegal traffickers of precious wildlife.

Fruits Of The Sea

To the people of Arnhem Land, shellfish and other sea creatures nourish a link to country and culture.

Sir Joseph Banks And His Florilegium

It has been 250 years since naturalist Joseph Banks sailed to the Pacific with James Cook aboard HMB Endeavour. During the voyage, Banks and his team made the first scientific collections of Australian flora. Their specimens were sketched by Sydney Parkinson, whose pioneering illustrations were published last year.

Flocking Back To Wool

When our Test cricketers run onto the pitch they wear wool grown in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia. The region’s hardy flocks and their enterprising producers provide a neat snapshot of today’s Australian wool industry.

Aussie ‘otters'

Our biggest rat is a surprisingly endearing water creature with glossy fur and fabulous whiskers.

Banjo, Revisited

AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC’S launch cover image has been reimagined as a symbol of conservation for our 150th celebration issue by contemporary Australian conservation wildlife artist Nathan Ferlazzo.

The Duke Of Ed Marches On

After six decades Down Under, this adventure program continues to rise.

The End Of The Climb

Indigenous tourism opportunities are growing around Uluru as the deadline approaches for the ban on climbing the huge Central Australian rock.

Solving An Ecological Mystery

Ancient Aboriginal knowledge is helping to fill in the missing details of epic migrations made by Australia’s freshwater eel species.

Old Town New Prospects

After casting off its industrial past, Queenstown, Tasmania, is emerging as a destination for nature lovers and artists.

Off To The Races

A rural community embraces its diversity with a festival celebrating culture…and camels.

Urban Battler

The grey-headed flying-fox is facing increasing threats and an uncertain future.

Mystery In The Desert

With all the ingredients of a thriller government cover-ups, local rivalry and intrigue the story of the Marree Man geoglyph in South Australia is enduringly fascinating.

Rural Mural

A series of giant artworks on old grain silos ishelping reinvigorate a string of small towns in the Wimmera-Mallee region of western Victoria.

Urban Bandicoots

Its time we developed a new appreciation for these misunderstood and much-maligned marsupials.

Seeing With Their Ears

The tiniest bat and mightiest toothed whale navigate and hunt in darkness using echolocation. Even some humans have this remarkable skill.

Desert Brushstrokes

In the Badlands of South Australia, Mother Nature has painted the ragged outback landscape in bold and ancient colours.

Nature's Realm

Kangaroo Valley, in the Shoalhaven region of New South Wales, is a stunning getaway within easy reach of Sydney and Canberra.

From The Lowest To The Highest

“The brakes are smoking!” I shouted to Duncan over the noise of screaming disc brakes as I tried to control a 75km/h speed wobble on the Alpine Way above Khancoban, near the New South Wales–Victoria border. I was doing my best to hold the tandem-trike steady with my one functioning hand while trying to let my blind stoker (the rear cyclist on a tandem bike) know what was going on. I was his eyes, he was my legs and we were more than 2000km into an adaptive human-powered journey that would take us from the continent’s lowest point to its highest.

Sparkling Seas Explained

A sinister truth lies behind the rise of beautiful night-time blooms of bioluminescent plankton.

Against The Odds

The world’s smallest penguin has made one of Australia’s largest cities its home.