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Exploring Australia: five ways to connect with nature during the holidays

Need inspiration for your next adventure around Australia? You’ve come to the right place.

A copy of the book, The Life and Times of the Murray Cod lies on an outdoor table covered in lichen.

Cod Rush! The Life and Times of the Murray Cod

Hungry gold miners created Victoria’s Murray cod fisheries – and we’re still dealing with the consequences, writes ecologist and academic Paul Humphries in this edited extract from The Life and Times of the Murray Cod.

A copy of the picture book Alight, propped up in scrublands with a burnt treetrunk behind it and a charred stick in the foreground.

Alight: Fire that breathes life back into nature

Fire program manager Dr Sam Lloyd shares why fire management and healthy fire is so important to Australia's fire-prone landscape, and why she was inspired to write her children's book, Alight.

Science That Will Blow Your Mind!

Consider yourself a science buff? We love science trivia, so we've created this fun quiz to test your knowledge!

Photo of Ceridwen Fraser in the ocean immersed up to her neck, surrounded by a multitude of large, dark green strands of kelp. She is smiling and draping one of the flat, wide kelp strands over her head.

Coastal Treasures: Beachcombing with Ceridwen Fraser

Rediscover the delights of poring over pretty shells and poking about in rockpools with Beachcombing. We spoke to author Ceridwen Fraser about what sparked her love of the marine world, and the stories that cast-up treasures can reveal.

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Feasting on Fungi: Wild Mushrooming in Australia

Fanatical about fungi? We are too, and lucky for us Alison Pouliot and Tom May deliver expert advice on the best ways to find, identify, collect and cook a selection of edible and delectable fungi in Wild Mushrooming: A Guide for Foragers.

Cover of The Invertebrate World of Australia's Subtropical Rainforests upon a background photograph of subtropical rainforest.

The Invertebrate World: Exploring Australia’s subtropical rainforests with Geoff Williams

Conservation Biologist Geoff Williams, author of The Invertebrate World of Australia's Subtropical Rainforests, discusses how he was inspired by the otherworldly beauty of subtropical rainforest and its inhabitants.

Dr Aaron Wirsing standing in water in front of mountains in Bristol Bay, Alaska.

Q&A with Dr Aaron Wirsing: New Editor-in-Chief for Wildlife Research

In 2020, Dr Aaron Wirsing joins the Wildlife Research team as Editor-in-Chief. We spoke to him to find out what inspires him and his hopes for the future of the journal.