Maria Island is an easy day trip by ferry from Tasmania, Australia. After the 30-minute crossing, the best way to explore the ...

The issue is that surviving fossils are often too fragmented to identify the original species. And DNA, the genetic blueprint ...

What happened to all the megafauna? From moas to mammoths, many large animals went extinct between 50 and 10,000 years ago. Learning why could provide ...

Ted the Labrador is rescued unharmed from an 8-metre-deep mine shaft in Central Victoria four days after escaping his backyard with labradoodle Penny.

The royal family loves to give one another nicknames—and Prince William and Prince Harry were both given childhood nicknames ...

There is no doubt that Princess Diana loved her sons William and Harry. And like any adoring mother, she came up with pet ...

Calls to introduce cash payments to recreational hunters to kill feral animals in Australia has sparked a political firestorm ...

SYDNEY, May 21 (Reuters) - Heavy rain in Australia's southeast triggered flash flooding and cut off entire towns on Wednesday, stranding some residents on the roofs of their homes, as authorities ...

Finding wombats in Australia doesn’t sound like much of a discovery, but it was the first time someone directly observed wildlife behavior from space. Löffler and Margules showed that the ...

On a remote Australian island renowned for its natural beauty, researchers have made a grisly discovery: Seabirds have ingested so much plastic they crunch when touched. The “harrowing ...

In Australia, the position is different because the Senate is elected by the people. A senator can therefore be regarded as having a democratic mandate, although he or she represents a state ...

Australia's Go-Jo seems like every Eurovision trope rolled into one. From his sparkling blue lycra jumpsuits to his impressive hip gyrations, the bright, manic energy of the 'Milkshake Man' singer ...