Australia
A Ring of Fire, Millions of Monarchs and Other Rare Natural Phenomena Worth Traveling For
Be in the right place at the right time to witness these sublime sights
Vandals Destroy 30,000-Year-Old Indigenous Cave Drawings in Australia
The perpetrators broke in to the cave and defaced some of the earliest known examples of First Peoples Rock Art
In Rare Find, Scientists Unearth Fossil of Large Marine Reptile With Both Head and Body
Skeletons of elasmosaurs are often found without their skull
Construction of World’s Largest Radio Telescope Begins
Scientists will use its instruments to study the early universe
Remains of Last Surviving Tasmanian Tiger Discovered in Museum Cabinet
Researchers found the lost body of the female thylacine after 85 years
Octopuses Caught on Camera Throwing Debris at Each Other
Scientists say this is the first time they have documented the behavior among the tentacled sea creatures
Shark Attacks Teenager Paddling Off Australian Coast
The shark bit a hole through the boat, but the 19-year-old was unharmed
World’s Largest Mangrove Die-Off Was Likely Aided by the Moon
A lunar "wobble" affects tides, creating a cycle of growth and dieback for these carbon-sequestering trees
About 200 Stranded Whales Die on Australian Beach
Rescue operations saved around 30 of the animals
World's Oldest Vertebrate Fossil Heart Found in Australia
The 380-million-year-old heart came from a prehistoric fish that is our earliest jawed ancestor
Nine-Year-Old Finds a Three-Foot-Long Earthworm in His Backyard
The New Zealand boy named the creature “Dead Fred”
This Shark Can Walk on Land to Survive Its Extreme Habitat
Epaulette sharks could help scientists understand how animals respond to harsh conditions, including those caused by climate change
How Two Dozen Rabbits Started an Ecological Invasion in Australia
The country’s “most serious pests” can be traced to one shipment from England in 1859, study shows
Why the Idea of Bringing the Tasmanian Tiger Back From Extinction Draws So Much Controversy
Using gene-editing technology, researchers hope to “de-extinct” the iconic marsupial carnivore
Have Scholars Finally Identified the Mysterious Somerton Man?
New DNA analysis suggests a body found on a beach in Australia in 1948 belongs to Carl Webb, an electrical engineer from Melbourne
Rare Oarfish Caught on Video on Great Barrier Reef
This is the first record of the species on the eastern seaboard of Australia
World’s Largest Plant Is a Seagrass That Clones Itself
The 4,500-year-old plant lives off the coast of Australia
Feral Pigs May Have Helped Boost Crocodile Numbers in the Northern Territory, Australia
Crocodiles have recovered from near extinction in the last few decades, with numbers increasing from only a few thousand to over 100,000
Australia's Western Desert Art Movement Turns 50
Since 1972, hundreds of artists have painted under the guidance of Papunya Tula, one of the most respected players in the world of Indigenous art
Critically Endangered Spotted Tree Frogs Released Into the Wild in Australia
Bushfires, fungal disease, predation and other threats have pushed these amphibians to the brink of extinction
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