Australian Geographic nature photographer of the year 2025 winners – in pictures | Art and design
A painterly, macro view of a cauliflower soft coral by Ross Gudgeon has taken out top prize in…
Blue whales going silent off coast of California alarming scientists with greater ecosystem danger
Sounding the alarm. The sound of the blue whale’s singing has decreased off the coast of California, frightening…
Going beneath the surface to protect dolphins
Australia is home to the world’s only city-based dolphin sanctuary, established in 2005 to protect a pod, considered…
Woman Picks Up Shell—Only to Learn It’s One of The Deadliest on Earth
After spotting a beautiful shell, Beckylee Rawls didn’t think twice about picking it up to get a closer…
Researchers study southern right whale nursery off WA coast as population recovery stalls
Each winter, southern right whales arrive on Western Australia’s southern coast to birth their young. In a remarkable…
‘Doomsday’ oarfish surfaces in Tasmania’s wild west coast
One of the ocean’s longest fish, an oarfish, washed up on the west coast of Tasmania on Monday,…
The algal bloom harming marine life is now hitting livelihoods
The shallows that follow the shoreline might not seem the likeliest setting for the contemplation of drought. But…
An ecological disaster has been unfolding on Australia’s coast
A mysterious, brown foam appeared on a beach an hour south of Adelaide. It was just the beginning…
Woman Rescues Shark Entangled in Fishing Line With Her Bare Hands as Friend Shoots Incredible Video
Charity Clark rescues shark – Courtesy of video by Cassie Bailey (via SWNS) Without hesitation, a woman rescued…
A seadragon and flushing worms: Environmental Photography award winners – in pictures | Art and design
Winning images from the 2025 Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Environmental Photography award, selected from 10,000 images…