Nature is ready for its close-up
ENTRIES in the 10th annual Sony World Photography Awards differ vastly in their composition and subject matter — but all of these stunning images draw us into their unique worlds.
Natural Wonders
Sony World Photography Awards: 2018 highlights
Take a look at the incredible images of our planet that are vying for the honours in the prestigious Sony World Photography Awards 2018.
The most stunning pics of 2017
FROM a terrifying hurricane to stunning coastal landscapes and the night sky as you have never seen it, these photos push the boundaries like never before.
Dramatic images of Melbourne under water
AS THE people of Melbourne brace for possible flooding today, it isn’t the first time the city has been underwater, as these dramatic pictures show.
Warnings over ‘megathrust’ earthquakes
A TYPE of fault responsible for the most destructive earthquakes and tsunamis in the world prompts warning of earthquake 11,000 times as powerful as NZ’s Christchurch quake.
The concerning thing about this photo
SCIENTISTS have studied the first ever satellite images designed specifically to look at certain artificial lights at night and they’ve found a major problem.
Water from 400AD in mystery ocean abyss
A MYSTERIOUS abyss in the ocean known as the “shadow zone” traps ancient water dating back to 400AD. We now know why it’s there.
Does Antarctica hide a supervolcano?
SOMETHING is melting Antarctica from the inside out. Now science has lifted the lid on a geological monster that could shape our planet’s future.
Mind-blowing images of crazy weather
FROM ferocious storms bearing down on warships to golden sunsets over snowy plains, these images perfectly capture Australia’s varied weather.
New warning about ‘Supervolcano’
THE ticking time bomb under the surface of Yellowstone National Park could blow up much more quickly than researchers previously thought.
‘Fire devil’ breaks out amid wildfires
AMID a hellish enough fire season, a rare ‘fire devil’ phenomenon has been captured on film after forming in the flames devastating Portugal.
Mountain ‘deadlier than Everest’
IT’S one of the world’s most majestic mountains but also one of the most deadly, often claiming more lives each year than Everest.
Lost continent hidden under New Zealand
SCIENTISTS have announced they believe an eighth continent exists and it’s submerged underwater right next door to Australia.
Blue hole find ‘hard to believe’
WHEN searching on Google Maps a marine biologist discovered a “Blue Hole” at the heart of the Great Barrier Reef.
Capturing our wonderful, wild world
FINALISTS in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition have been revealed and the stunning images have to be seen to be believed.
Australia like you’ve never seen it
AN AUSTRALIAN aerial imaging company has shared stunning photos of the country, revealing a seldom seen beauty.
What 34 trillion litres of rain look like
MORE than 34 trillion litres of water have fallen on this city in the wake of a devastating hurricane, with some pointing to a once-in-a-million year event.
Antarctica’s greatest mysteries
IT is the last great unexplored wilderness on the face of our planet and it’s shrouded in icy mysteries.
‘Thundersnow’ strikes Australia
THE weekend didn’t just bring blizzards, it also brought one of the rarest of winter phenomenon to the continent: “thundersnow”.
Pics to put your Instagram snaps to shame
THESE incredible images made the grade in National Geographic’s best travel photography of 2017 contest.
NASA has issued guidelines for next months next month’s total solar eclipse, with fears many people could be putting themselves at risk.
Mystery mud volcano swallows town
THICK, hot sludge burst through the earth’s crust in the middle of a city more than a decade ago. It hasn’t stopped flowing since.
Unseen danger in iceberg breakaway
DON’T worry about the huge Antarctic iceberg that has just broken away — worry about the glaciers behind it, researchers have warned.
Finally, some good news for the reef
THERE’S good news for the Great Barrier Reef, but in true political style, a war of words has erupted between who did what, and when.
The almost silent ‘horizontal tornado’
THE so called “horizontal tornadoes” are hardly noticeable — invisible until they’re on top of you. They are deadly, and then they are gone in a flash.
Australia taking $56 billion risk
SOME say the Great Barrier Reef is priceless but one report has assessed its economic value in dollar terms, and revealed how important it is to Australia.
‘Fake quake’ freaks out California
RESIDENTS of Los Angeles were warned of a powerful 6.8 scale earthquake that hit the state. There was just one small detail that was wrong.
Bizarre goings-on at Yellowstone
A FEARED supervolcano at the Yellowstone National Park in the US has been unusually active, with 464 earthquakes in one week.
Long-lost wonder of the world located
SCIENTISTS claim the long-lost eighth wonder of the world wasn’t destroyed by a volcanic eruption 131 years ago, instead it was just buried and preserved.
Sunken ship seen for first time in 77 yrs
A WATERY WWII gravesite has been discovered in the Mediterranean and explored for the first time by the Microsoft co-founder.
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