A world-first tool is tracking Australia's progress in sequencing the full genomes—or genetic blueprints—of the country's 250 ...

Tiny extremophiles give the salty lakes their rosy hue, but over-mining and climate change are threatening their existence.

Over the past 100,000 years, Australia and New Guinea's large animal communities have been disrupted by extinctions and ...

Australia is home to some of the world's most venomous snakes, making it a hotspot for herpetologists and thrill-seekers ...

Echidnas are quill-covered mammals that are native to Australia and New Guinea. They lay eggs like their platypus cousins, ...

A buried cave in Australia's Northern Territory has changed the story of Australia's first people. Archaeologists uncovered ...