Researchers were pleasantly surprised to discover a large population of Tea-tree Fingers, a critically endangered species, on a remote Australian island.
Scientists have confirmed the discovery of a new dinosaur species in Australia, one of the largest found in the world, more than a decade after cattle farmers first uncovered bones of the animal.
A towering, blade-like column of coral has been discovered in the Great Barrier Reef, marking the first time in more than 100 years that a new, distinct structure has been found in the area near Australia.
Tasmanian devils have been reintroduced into the wild in mainland Australia for the first time in 3,000 years.
Scientists are investigating evidence of ancient terrestrial microbes preserved in Australia as well as mineral maps derived from Mars orbiter data to shed light on how to search for life on Mars.
Perhaps the most iconic dinosaur is Tyrannosaurus rex, a massive predator that lived in what is now North America.
Phil Tindale got in touch to explain how as 10-year-olds in the South Australian town of Aldgate just over 40 years ago, he and his twin brother Rob witnessed a “hostile chase between two highly advanced craft resulting in one of those craft crashing into a tree”.
Mountainous areas of Tasmania saw ‘just enough to settle’, forecaster says
It was a lot more powerful than anyone believed.
Extensive water channels built by indigenous Australians thousands of years ago to trap and harvest eels for food have been revealed after wildfires burned away thick vegetation in the state of Victoria.
