The planet has seen a number of devastating fires in recent years. From California to Canada, Thailand, and Algeria, no part ...

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Prehistoric Australia was not the sunny, laid back continent we know today. Between 126,000 and 12,000 years ago, during the late Pleistocene era, humans shared the land with terrifying megafauna: ...

Researchers in Australia hope to see the extinct Tasmania tiger, or thylacine, roaming the wildness sometime in the next decade after partnering with a genetic engineering company in the U.S. that has ...

Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan fronts the team helping scientists investigate the lives of some of Australia’s most iconic animals. Koalas, fruit bats and kangaroos take the cameras into their ...

We’re exploring Australia’s most dangerous animal encounters. From snakes and crocodiles to sharks, spiders, and other remarkable wildlife, Australia is home to some of the most formidable creatures ...

A new species discovered in Totem Pole Cave in Australia features protruding teeth, enlarged spines and up to 11 claws.

Until now, scientists have only known about the animals from fossils. But they suspected the creatures might still be alive, because the remote, difficult-to-navigate region where the fossils were ...