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From mating trains to quad-penises, echidnas have got it all. The post 'We don't talk enough about how weird echidna reproduction is' appeared first on Australian Geographic.

We're all familiar with the force that holds a fridge magnet in place or points a compass needle in the right direction. It's commonly known science and 100 per cent understood, right? The post The universe's magnetic attraction appeared first on Australi

"Homegrown research can lead the world... if we fix what's holding it back," writes neurologist Professor Sam Berkovic AC. The post The crisis facing Aussie science appeared first on Australian Geographic.

A major push is underway to catch and vaccinate more than 5,000 little penguins in Victoria to protect them against the virulent H5N1 bird flu. The post More than 5,000 little penguins will be vaccinated against bird flu appeared first on Australian Geogr

This is just one instalment of Australian Geographic's Deadly Dictionaries column, produced by AIATSIS. Each instalment features a dictionary celebrating a different First Nations language, highlighting the work communities are undertaking with AIATSIS to

Only one Fassifern blind snake has ever been seen. And that was 34 years ago. Every attempt to find another in the years since has failed - but there are reasons to hope. The post Blind snakes: Our stinky, wormy, most mysterious reptiles appeared first on

Footage captured in Queensland's Great Sandy Marine Park shows a bottlenose dolphin calf learning to 'shell' by watching its mother. The post Dolphin mothers teach calves to fish using shells appeared first on Australian Geographic.

Researchers have released 104 bush rats into two bushland areas in northern Sydney, as part of an ambitious urban rewilding project. The post Native rats return to bushlands appeared first on Australian Geographic.

Going into the field for a story, AG's writers and photographers know to expect the unexpected. Rarely does everything go to plan - and that can be a good thing, leading to memorable stories. But for Western Australia-based journalist Fleur Bainger, on as

Curiosity overcomes claustrophobia… and gets me stuck inside a strangler fig. The post Strangler things appeared first on Australian Geographic.