The Flags Act 1953 became law, defining what’s now the official Australian national flag, replacing the Union Jack.

This three-day trek on the NSW mid north coast offers the opportunity to leave technology behind and reconnect with nature.

Rivers all around the world are being given their own legal rights. But what does this mean? And how does it work?

Warmer winters in Australia are waking snakes from their winter slumber early – here’s what that means for them and for us.

Saturn's moon, Titan, is the only other celestial body we know of where long-lasting reservoirs of liquid pool on the surface ...

The discovery of 24 dinosaur footprints on Victoria’s Bass Coast reveals dinosaurs once lived in polar environments.

“Good evening and welcome to television.” These, the first words on Australian television, were uttered by Bruce Gyngell on ...

Lucy Barnard is walking from Argentina to Alaska – the length of the Americas – on an extraordinary journey of endurance and ...

A coastal emu nest has been discovered on the NSW North Coast, where the population of the endangered species is estimated at ...

Old graveyards and cemeteries are a forgotten land asset that can find new life as urban parks in crowded cities.

Sisters Marion and Vicki, from Canberra, and I are the first off Explorer 1 and into the briny. Water babies all three, we ...