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

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 ...

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