Australia
Thousands of Invasive Cane Toads Overtake Florida Community
A mild winter and rain has led to a spring explosion of the amphibians, which are clogging pool filters, lawns and driveways
Is That Wallaby Sprouting a Second Head?
Last week, the first baby wallaby to be born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in three decades poked its head out of its mother’s pouch
New Dinosaur Species Found in Australia Reveals a ‘Lost World’
<i>Galleonosaurus dorisae</i> thrived in the now-vanished Australia-Antarctica rift
Month-Long Oil Spill in the Solomon Islands Threatens World's Largest Coral Reef Atoll
Australia has stepped in to help contain the 600 tons of heavy fuel oil leaking from the transport that ran aground on Rennell Island early last month
Australia Allows One Million Tons of Sludge to Be Dumped on Great Barrier Reef
A loophole in Australian federal law allows dredging spoils from port maintenance to be dumped in the marine park
You Can Visit This Australian Island, but Only if You Pledge to Skip the Wombat Selfie
The marsupials on Maria Island are so docile, tourism officials are asking the public to stop getting so close
See Ten Lusty Cane Toads Latch Onto a Powerless Python
The toads, which are invasive in Australia, have been known to try and mate with everything from human hands to rotting mangoes
DNA Can Help Repatriate the Remains of Aboriginal Australians
A new study was able to match genetic material of ancient remains to the DNA of living Aboriginal communities
Here's How That Cow Got So Large
The sad fact is most steers are slaughtered before they reach their full, awesome size, making the Aussie bovine more lucky than freakish
How a Changing Climate May Have Killed Off the Marsupial Lion
The fearsome predator, related to koalas and wombats, ruled the wilds of Australia until the loss of its habitat helped drive it to extinction
Why Wombats Make Cube-Shaped Poos
New research shows differences in elasticity in the intestines shapes the poo as it moves through
Australian Rivers Are Contaminated With Pharmaceuticals. That's Bad News For Platypuses, Study Says
The team found evidence of human medications in every insect tested, including those from national park previously believed to be free of contaminants
Australia is on Track to Eliminate Cervical Cancer
A new study predicts that by 2028, there will be fewer than four new cervical cancer cases per 100,000 Australian women
People Braved Australia's Western Desert Roughly 45,000 Years Ago
Newly dated artifacts from a rock shelter show humans were in the inhospitable Little Sandy Desert at least 10,000 years earlier than previously thought
How Much Plastic Does It Take To Kill a Sea Turtle?
A new study suggests one piece of plastic has a 22 percent chance of killing a turtle that eats it, and 14 pieces will kill half
Sea-Star Murdering Robots Are Deployed in the Great Barrier Reef
The RangerBot is a new line of defense against coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish
Captain Cook’s 1768 Voyage to the South Pacific Included a Secret Mission
The explorer traveled to Tahiti under the auspices of science 250 years ago, but his secret orders were to continue Britain’s colonial project
Archaeological Dig at Australian Metro Station Unearths 1,000 Human Teeth
A local dentist probably flushed the molars down the toilet or discarded them with his trash
Magnets Help Keep Sharks Out of Fish Traps
Adding cheap magnets to the traps reduced shark and ray bycatch by a third and increased fish hauls by just as much, according to a new study
The National Zoo’s Beloved, Aging Emu Has Died
Darwin delighted zoo patrons for 21 years with his clever antics and charisma
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