Tasmania

Two people standing in a dry area in front of a wildfire

What Aboriginal Australians can teach us about managing wildfires

Since last summer’s bushfire crisis in Australia, there’s been a quantum shift in public awareness of Aboriginal fire management. It’s now more widely understood that Indigenous people used landscape burning to sustain biodiversity and suppress large bushfires.

What Aboriginal Australians can teach us about managing wildfires

Testicles the main ingredient at Serbian cooking contest

Testicles the main ingredient at Serbian cooking contest

The Ballsy World of Serbia's Testicle Cooking Championship

The Ballsy World of Serbia's Testicle Cooking Championship

Cambodian Space Project Rocks Phnom Penh

Cambodian Space Project Rocks Phnom Penh

Australia debating using dingoes, Tasmanian devils to control invasive species

Australia debating using dingoes, Tasmanian devils to control invasive species

A Deal with Devils to Control Australian Pests

Frustrated with their country's inability to control introduced species, some Australian researchers are proposing to enlist two native predators to the country's landscape.

A Deal with Devils to Control Australian Pests

Indian man, separated from his family at age 5, uses Google Earth to find his mom

Saroo Brierly was separated from his family when he was just 5 years old. He'd gotten on a train, fallen asleep and woken up in Calcutta, far away from his hometown -- a home he didn't even know the name of. He was eventually adopted by an Australian couple but recently used Google Earth to research where he might be from. He reunited with his mom 25 years after being separated from her.

Indian man, separated from his family at age 5, uses Google Earth to find his mom

Indian Man Finds His Mother After 25 Years Using Google Earth

An Indian man who lost his mother when he was only five has found her 25 years later from his new home in Tasmania, using satellite images. The World's Aaron Schachter explains.

Indian Man Finds His Mother After 25 Years Using Google Earth

Australian scientist proposes importing elephants, rhinos to combat wildfires

As Australia battles wildfires that feed on a non-native hardy grass in the Northern Territory, one scientist says the answer is to import elephants and rhinoceroses to eat the gamba grass.

Australian scientist proposes importing elephants, rhinos to combat wildfires
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Elephants as Possible Solution to Stop Australia's Wildfires

We are looking for a vast, but sparsely-populated territory of Australia. It borders the Timor Sea to the north and to the south it abuts South Australia.

Elephants as Possible Solution to Stop Australia's Wildfires
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A Yacht Race in the Tasman Sea

We are looking for the historic port city of Tasmania where the yachts are heading from Sydney.

A Yacht Race in the Tasman Sea

VIDEO: Environmentalists find sensitive trees turned into building materials for Olympics

A war of words over logging in Australia has ignited between a large Malaysian logging company and environmentalists, and it's captured the Olympics in London as well.

VIDEO: Environmentalists find sensitive trees turned into building materials for Olympics

Australians: Among the Biggest Gamblers on Earth

About 70 percent of Australian adults gamble. Some say gambling Down Under has gotten out of hand. It's a contentious issue, one that could potentially topple a government. The World's Jason Margolis has more.

Australians: Among the Biggest Gamblers on Earth
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Geo answer

For today's Geo Quiz we were looking for Australia's southern-most state where today Australia Day celebrations kicked off with great food and traditional games. The answer is Tasmania. Producer Jake Warga sends an Australia Day audio postcard.

Geo answer
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Martin Riddle

Scientist Martin Riddle talks to Faith about his recent discovery of several new kinds of giant deep sea creatures on the ocean floor off Antarctica.

Martin Riddle