New glimpse of uncontacted Amazon tribe
NEW aerial photos offer the first glimpse of an uncontacted tribe in the Brazilian Amazon that experts warn could be in danger of being wiped out.
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China’s creeping Arctic ambitions
AS THE Arctic ice melts a staggering amount of gas and oil will become available. And China is trying its best to be around for a possible resource scramble.
Most astonishing photos of the supermoon
MOON gazers took to social media to share their most incredible photos of the supermoon that dominated Australia’s night sky. Here are the best.
Gallery: Supermoon around the world
THE supermoon was a little disappointing from most Australian viewing points. This is what it looked like around the world overnight.
Richie’s surprising quake role
FORMER All Black captain Riche McCaw has flown to the rescue as New Zealanders are mystified by blue lights in the sky.
Gallery: The night before the supermoon
MAJESTIC pictures have been taken of the moon by photographers from all over the world, the day before the supermoon hits.
Iguana vs snake chase video goes viral
IT IS the stuff of nightmares for every person with even the slightest of snake phobias.
Secret Soviet map project revealed
THE Soviets were so convinced they would take over that they launched a covert project to ensure their future rule.
The coldest inhabited place on Earth
WELCOME to the village of Oymyakon — the coldest inhabited place on Earth.
Surfer gets thrown off enormous wave
AN unidentified pro rider is seen tumbling head over heels through the foam and whitewash at a surfing event in Portugal.
Inside the freezing town of Oymyakon, Siberia
PHOTOGRAPHER Amos Chapple has taken this amazing series of photos out of the frozen village of Oymyakon in Siberia.
Incredible pics of cliff divers in Japan
FANCY taking the plunge off a 21.5m cliff? Likely not, but the backdrop to this diving event is nothing short of breathtaking.
Stunning pics of daredevil cliff divers
THESE divers show no fear as they fling themselves off a cliff at 28 metres above the water.
Man fights off shark with broom
A VICTORIAN man had the fright of his life as he fended off a great white shark with a broom. And the whole encounter was caught on camera.
Australia gears up for rare weather event
IT’S been described as the most spectacular thing you can see in the sky, other than a full eclipse. And it’s happening right here in Australia.
‘It’s fundamentally weird and alien’
IT lives on the forest floor but “the blob” could be the key to changing all of our everyday lives.
Morons topple iconic rock pedestal
AT first it was said to be an act of nature. But footage has revealed a group of young people deliberately destroyed a beloved rock formation.
Fisherman’s find is just pearl-fect
THE world’s biggest pearl, weighing 34kg and worth more than $100 million, has been unveiled in The Philippines. You won’t believe where it’s been kept the past 10 years.
‘Earth will be one giant continent’
A WORLD without borders is a very distinct possibility when one supercontinent forms from all of Earth’s major land masses, predict scientists.
Coral ‘orgies’ could save our reef
THERE is still plenty to learn about the mass spawning events of coral, and such secrets could help save the world’s dying reefs.
Ellen is not backing down on reef comments
IT got her Twitter bombed by Environment Minister Greg Hunt, but Ellen DeGeneres says she’s glad her call to save the Great Barrier Reef is being talked about.
The truth Australia doesn’t want to hear
SAVING the Great Barrier Reef should be about more than embracing a photo opp. We need to make the one hard decision that could actually save it.
First snow dump this season
IT MAY have surprised some, but the year’s first snowfall fell early this morning in Thredbo providing exciting scenes for skiers.
Barrier Reef ‘dead in 20 years’
IT’LL be harder to find Nemo in years to come with experts saying damage to the Great Barrier Reef is more dire than previously thought.
Scientists discover hidden Antarctic lake
A LARGE lake may be hiding beneath the ice that covers Antarctica and it may contain countless life forms that frozen continent for millions of years.
Secret coral reef discovered in Amazon river
THE world’s second longest river is home to hidden treasures, a scientific research team has discovered.
This is how desperate scientists are
SOME Aussies are so desperate to be heard they’ve spent $14,000 to get their message across this week.
Radical idea to save Aussie icon
MORE than $40 million has been pumped into a hi-tech research facility in Australia powered by nuclear technology, but has it come too late?
Massive dust storm engulfs Barossa
FIVE cars were involved in a crash after strong winds whipped up a huge dust storm from the recent Pinery bushfires in South Australia.
‘Mythical river’ boils things alive
ANDRES Ruzo located a “boiling river” in the Amazon that is so hot that it can cause third-degree burns or even death.
The beach with 10,000 sharks
IT’S a sight sure to send shivers down the spine of the bravest beachgoers, but it isn’t stopping some people from going for a dip.
Crikey, Robert’s a little Steve
WILDLIFE conservation is just as important to Robert Irwin as it was to his late dad, Steve, and he is proving it in camp on I’m A Celebrity.
‘I am committed to going to Mars’
MEET the Australian ready to give up love in the quest to be the first human to live on Mars.
Waterfalls awesomely frozen in time
TOURISTS are flocking to see this spooky yet spectacular looking quirk of nature in the Taihang Mountains of China.
Brief bloom set to stink it up
THE stench of rotting flesh is an unlikely attraction but it’s one that will draw huge crowds in Cairns.
What every Australian needs to see
IT’S the icon every Aussie takes for granted, but now never-before-seen microscopic details of the Great Barrier Reef have emerged in a record-breaking film.
Hitch a ride on a mountain climb
AUSTRALIAN adventurer and polar explorer Tim Jarvis is inviting everyone along on his latest mountain-climbing expedition, 25zero.
Video shows forest floor ‘breathing’
IS it possible for the ground to breathe? In fact it does as proven by a spooky video captured by a walker on a routine trek in a forest.
Mystery sinkhole devours 15 cars
DINERS heard a series of thundering booms. Then the power went out. When they went to see what was going on, this is what they saw.
The stunning sight you have to see
ALL lit up in neon green and pink, Aurora Australis is truly a sight that belongs on your bucket list. Watch an incredible video of the lights here.
Massive thunderstorm rolls into Sydney
A MASSIVE thunderstorm has made its way into Sydney and brought some impressive visuals with it. Check out some of the best pictures.
700m crack opens up in the earth
A “GASH” the size of five footy fields has appeared in Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains — the latest in a string of mysterious events.
Lightning really does strike twice
FROM a full circle rainbow to a dramatic dust storm, the Bureau of Meteorology’s 2016 Australian Weather Calendar shows our dramatic landscape in all its glory.
12 amazing images of Aussie nature
THE Bureau of Meteorology has released the photographs that will feature in the 2016 Australian Weather Calendar and the results are captivating to say the least.
‘Skeletor’ returns to palace halls?
FOR three days in a row the doors flung open for no reason. CCTV shocked staff and now, strange things are happening again.
Nature swallows nuclear wasteland
IT MAY look like screenshots from the upcoming series of the Walking Dead, but these scenes are from the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
What’s with all the sinkholes?
SINKHOLES capable of swallowing cars, concrete and caravans are suddenly opening up and leaving gaping holes in their wake. Where will the next one be?
Blackouts, traffic delays after storm
UPDATE: THE weather bureau has cancelled its storm warning for the southeast and commuters are only just starting to breathe easier after heavy delays in peak hour. | STUNNING STORM PICS
The surprising way to save the Reef
A SIMPLE household ingredient could be the latest weapon against one of the biggest threats to the Great Barrier Reef, researchers have said.
This volcano could blow any second
IMAGINE living next to a volcano that could explode at any moment and take out half of the city. This is the most painful and dangerous waiting game.
Worst of ‘Godzilla El Nino’ yet to come
ONE capital city is likely to be spared the brunt of the “Godzilla El Niño”. The rest … aren’t quite so lucky. Here’s what you should know.
Unlocking the earthquake code
Earthquakes killed over a million people last century and it’s predicted this century will see ten times as many deaths. So with all the tech at our disposal, why can’t we predict the next big quake?
Deadly typhoon Goni slams into Japan
TYPHOON Goni left 13 people injuries and caused rail and flight chaos as the Japanese government urged more than 100,000 people to leave.
People gather to smell ‘rotting flesh’
IT’S huge, strange and smells like a rotting carcass. This isn’t any normal flower, and for the first time in fifteen years, it’s about to bloom.
Spiders are raining from the sky again
RESIDENTS in a small town have been both spooked and left in awe by a blanket of spiders taking over their trees.
Typhoon so big you can see it from space
THIS was the storm so big its impact can clearly be seen from space. Super Typhoon Soudelor is the world’s biggest storm ripping around at 354km/h.
’Finest opal ever unearthed’ on display at museum
RAINBOW-COLOURED gems from ancient seas of the red centre and the world’s finest opalised dinosaur skeleton will be the subject of a new spring-summer exhibition at the South Australian museum.
Selfie video captures volcano eruption
A SELFIE video has captured a volcano erupting in Indonesia in the background. The eruption saw ash spewed into the air, covering the sky.
Water vortex empties huge lake
A HUGE ‘intake vortex’ has appeared in this lake, and the footage of it is incredible. But what exactly is going on?
‘Collapse is likely’ for iconic rock
SYDNEY is about to lose one of its most iconic Instagram hot spots, with fears it could collapse without warning.
Is this the cutest octopus ever?
THIS Pac-Man ghostlike octopus is so cute scientists may call her “Opisthoteuthis Adorabilis”.
Double rainbow’s hidden surprise
THE double rainbow over Sydney delighted millions of people yesterday who flooded social media with their snaps. But how many saw the hidden surprise?
Jaw-dropping pics of double tornado
GOBSMACKING images have surfaced of a super storm that appears to produce two tornadoes at the same time.
‘People think it’s dead’
AUSTRALIA’S prosperity is at stake and our international reputation is on the line. There is no time to lose to fix this problem.
Is this a UFO or a jellyfish?
A NATURE blogger was stunned when he appeared to capture a UFO on camera.
The closest you’ll ever get to lightning
DRAMATIC video has captured the moment a huge bolt of lightning smashed into a church spire—and it’s not the first time it’s been hit.
Australia’s ‘spider rain’ explained
HUNDREDS of gossamer white threads have been spotted floating through the air and settling on the ground. Look closely and you’ll see little black dots. The arachnids are invading.
The story of your life on earth
ENTER your date of birth, gender and height into this BBC interactive and see what extraordinary things have happened to the planet in your lifetime.
Watch lake vanish into giant hole
THIS bizarre video shows the moment a lake was sucked dry by a two-metre mystery hole, leaving it looking more like a park.
These nature shots are the ant’s pants
THIS stunning photo of an ant on a flower has been voted one of the best of the year by a society of nature photographers. Check out the pics that made the final cut.
‘God’ cloud appears over volcano
A MYSTERIOUS ‘god’ figure has appeared over a volcano in Chile after it erupted for the first time in over 40 years.
What’s Earth’s mysterious ‘hum’?
IT’S described as a ‘kind of torture’ that can drive people to the brink of madness. Now scientists believe they have found the reason for the earth’s strange noise.
Surf’s up on this NT river
A TOP End fishing charter group has caught on camera a rare event that sees a single large wave push hundreds of kilometres up a river.
Supertide creates island in France
THOUSANDS of people have flocked to France as the ‘tide of the century’ transformed a mountain into an island. See the incredible photos here.
Doco celebrates Great Barrier Reef
THE Great Barrier Reef is set to be the subject of a new Sir David Attenborough documentary designed to attract more international visitors.
Now that’s what you call a stingray
IT WEIGHS a whopping 360 kilograms and is the size of a car. This massive stingray, says the team that caught it, could be the largest freshwater fish on record.
What are these alien metal balls?
FIRST a net brought up several strange metal balls from the seabed. Then researchers sent down a submersible. What they saw was astounding.
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