And the Red Centre is sometimes greener in the Australian winter than expected. Sturt's Desert Roses bloom purple, Umbrella Wattles bear tiny yellow flower balls.

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A desert ant species constructs mounds to use as navigational landmarks, which help them find their way home in their otherwise flat Saharan habitat. Desert ants are famous for their wayfinding ...

From the region's remote desert beaches, you can wade into vibrant turquoise ... These more worrying superlatives are threatening Australia's famous landmarks. But there's another, more home-grown ...

The night-time ascent is the final highlight of this very Australian pilgrimage, the 230-kilometre Larapinta Trail from the desert city of Alice Springs through the West MacDonnell Range, a mou ...