A crunching of the numbers reveals some extremely sobering facts about the carnage caused by feral cats in Australia. The post Killer cat stats appeared first on Australian Geographic ..read more

One of the many mysteries of Stonehenge – where its Altar Stone came from – has recently been solved by Australian scientists. The post A Stonehenge puzzle solved appeared first on Australian Geographic ..read more

Ask almost anyone which planet has rings around it, and you’ll get the answer “Saturn”, especially if they’ve ever viewed it through a telescope. But not many people know that the other gas giants in our Solar System – Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune – also have rings, although they’re much fainter than those of Saturn. The post A ringed planet Earth? appeared first on Australian Geographic ..read more

Every year, I receive a celestial birthday present. No, it’s not because of any secret insider connection with the universe, but a simple coincidence that on the day in question – 14 December – Earth ploughs through a swarm of dusty particles, which results in a shower of bright meteors. The post Where did the Geminid meteors come from? appeared first on Australian Geographic ..read more

Researchers are studying gravitational lenses to find out what dark matter is made of.  The post Nature’s magnifying glass appeared first on Australian Geographic ..read more

The new Huntsman Telescope can see deep into the darkness where faint celestial structures hide. The post Spider eyes on the skies: Australia’s Huntsman Telescope appeared first on Australian Geographic ..read more

When I first heard about the relic World War II tank traps hidden away in the forests of south-east New South Wales, I thought someone was pulling my leg. It was only after I discovered my informant was a rural firefighter who’d seen the timber obstacles marked on an old map, that I took the claims seriously. The post ‘Bombala’s World War II tank traps are no myth’ appeared first on Australian Geographic ..read more

I've travelled the world and had some spectacular wildlife encounters. But having a kangaroo leap over me tops the lot. The post Leaps and bounds appeared first on Australian Geographic ..read more

For more than 20 years, the jawbone of a whale lay on the grass just behind the golden sands of Long Beach, near Batemans Bay on the South Coast of New South Wales. The post A tale of mistaken identity and whalebone picnics appeared first on Australian Geographic ..read more

One of the most enduring mysteries of astronomy and space science is something that’s come to be universally known as the ‘Wow! signal'. The post The ‘Wow! signal’ has finally been deciphered appeared first on Australian Geographic ..read more