Australia
Contemporary Aboriginal Art
Rare artworks from an unsurpassed collection evoke the inner lives and secret rites of Australia’s indigenous people
January 2010 |
By Arthur Lubow
Dampier Rock Art Complex, Australia
On the northwestern coast of Australia, over 500,000 rock carvings face destruction by industrial development
March 2009 |
By Laura Helmuth
Invasion of the Cassowaries
Passions run high in an Australian town: Should the endangered birds be feared—or fed?
October 2008 |
By Brendan Borrell
On the Evolutionary Gold Mine Down Under
What the platypus and other Australian species reveal about genetics
August 01, 2008 |
By Dina Modianot-Fox
Blood in the Water at the 1956 Olympics
Political turmoil between Hungary and the Soviet Union spills over into an Olympic water polo match
August 01, 2008 |
By Miles Corwin
Snapshot: Adelaide, South Australia
Down Under's unofficial capital of food and drink
January 18, 2008 |
By Dina Modianot-Fox
Diving Into the Great Barrier Reef
Beautiful beaches and unrivaled underwater views lure lovers of marine life to the world’s largest coral reef
January 2008 |
By T.A. Frail
Tasmanian Tailspin
Can a new plan to relocate the Tasmanian devil save the species?
June 01, 2007 |
By Eric Jaffe
Full Speed Ahead
A railroad, finally, crosses Australia's vast interior—linking not only the continent's south with its north, but also its past to its future
January 2006 |
By Simon Worrall
True or False? Extinction Is Forever
Researchers' efforts to clone the vanished Tasmanian tiger highlight the quandary of reviving long-gone creatures
June 2003 |
By Luba Vangelova
Editor at Large: Going the Distance
This month we present the down under travel experiences of longtime editor Edwards Park
January 01, 2001 |
By Edwards Park
