2+ hour, 7+ min ago   (1157+ words) Twenty years after Steve Irwin’s sudden death, a man who wrestled crocodiles with him for a living still can’t talk about it without choking up. Holidaying in France in 2006, Mark Read had just returned from a walk with his baby…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (389+ words) As the weather cools and conditions turn favourable for wild mushrooms and native greens, more Australians are being drawn to foraging as a way to reconnect with nature and source their own food. But a leading food safety expert is…...

5+ mon, 1+ hour ago   (386+ words) There\u2019s something timeless about a good old-fashioned monster story \u2013 especially when it comes with a punchline. The legend of Loch Ness Monster has fascinated travellers, sceptics and believers for generations, but it seems Nessie isn\u2019t just mysterious \u2026 she\u2019s also unintentionally…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (480+ words) This Sunday on International Women’s Day, the Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) is celebrating the women who refuse to give up – those who stand firm, speak out and fight for what matters. Among them is Deborah Tabart OAM, the long-serving Chair…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (443+ words) When Leanne Wicks swapped the city suburbs for a patch of country, her first friend was a curious and cheeky king parrot. The artist’s imagination unfurled with the abundance of native bird life on a rural property near Kandos, in…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (476+ words) A new international study suggests the world may be slowly moving beyond the fear-driven legacy of 1975 Hollywood epic movie Jaws, with public perceptions of sharks far more mixed — and often more neutral — than Hollywood thrillers and sensational media reports. Published…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago   (312+ words) Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment, has died at the age of 91. Goodall died of natural causes, the Jane Goodall Institute said in a social…...