Australia
This Australian App Is Like 'Shazam' for Spiders and Snakes
New AI tool will help users identify venomous species
How the Australian Finger Lime Could Save American Citrus
Scientists found the gene that makes finger limes impervious to a disease turning oranges green and bitter
A Submerged 7,000-Year-Old Discovery Shows the Great Potential of Underwater Archaeology
Stone tools scattered on the seafloor mark the oldest underwater site ever found on the continent
Newly Discovered Portrait May Be Oldest Known Image of Māori Person
The photo depicts Hemi Pomara, who was kidnapped and "exhibited" by British colonialists in London during the 1840s
300-Pound, Wombat-Like Creature Once Roamed Australia
Paleontologists describe a new species of extinct Australian marsupial that is most closely related to modern wombats but was the size of a black bear
Archaeologists Unearth Trove of Artifacts From 19th-Century Australian Chinatown
Chinese immigrants created a community in the Frog's Hollow neighborhood of Brisbane
Australia’s Fires Sent Smoke 19 Miles High
The unprecedented plumes of were carried aloft by smoke-filled thunderclouds and exhibited unusual wind patterns
Australian Mouse Feared Extinct After Fires Found Alive
Camera traps spotted the endangered smoky mouse in seven different locations
This Sculpture Takes the Great Barrier Reef’s Temperature
'Ocean Siren' changes colors in real time to reflect ocean temperatures at Davies Reef, part of Australia’s ailing Great Barrier Reef
Drone Footage Shows Thousands of Nesting Sea Turtles
The roughly 64,000 green sea turtles were photographed off the Great Barrier Reef in Australia at Raine Island, the turtle's largest breeding ground
'New' Footage of Benjamin, the Last Tasmanian Tiger Ever Seen Alive
The short video hasn’t been seen in more than 80 years and shows the animal pacing its enclosure in Hobart, Tasmania
Rare Form of Miniature Stenciled Rock Art Found in Australia
New research suggests the small-scale illustrations may have been made with beeswax
The Great Koala Rescue Operation
Raging bushfires. Devastated wildlife. And the compassionate souls who went to the rescue
Rare 'Light-Footed' Dinosaur Discovered in Australia for the First Time
A single vertebra spotted by a dig volunteer was identified as a strange, slender-necked dinosaur called an elaphrosaur
See How Artists Have Turned Farm Silos Into Stunning Giant Murals
The projects are helping Australia's drought-stricken rural towns find new life as outdoor art galleries
Prickles the Sheep Returns Home After Seven Years on the Lam(b)
After missing years of shears, the voluminous creature had ballooned to about five times the size of a typical sheep
The Great Barrier Reef Is Now Facing Most Widespread Bleaching Event Yet
The severity of this year's bleaching is second only to 2016, during which a third of the reef’s corals died
How Australia’s Wilderness Is Recovering From Wildfires
Greenery is sprouting from scorched tree trunks as the forests regrow their canopies
Swamp Wallabies Can Get Pregnant While Pregnant
These marsupials can conceive during the final days of an ongoing pregnancy, creating a “backup” embryo ready to take its predecessor’s place
All of the Fires in Australia's Most Populous State Are 'Now Contained,' Authorities Say
Torrential downpours helped quash powerful blazes that had gripped New South Wales
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