A feathered foe: How Emus fought the Australian army — and won
During the Great Emu War, Australian soldiers attempted to control the emu population but were ultimately defeated.
Tag: australia
Australians find themselves in an “arms race” with bin-raiding cockatiels
Locals in the Sydney area are having to come up with increasingly-creative ways to keep the birds out of their ...
Pig’s for dinner: invasive feral hogs helped save Australia’s apex predator from extinction
Silver linings sometimes are bacon-flavored.
Australia’s environment is in crisis — and it’s just the beginning
A large survey of the country’s ecological systems found widespread and abrupt changes.
Human’s appetite for eggs helped drive this giant Australian bird to extinction
People arriving in what is now Australia likely ate the bird to extinction.
Australia waves goodbye to its largest coal plant — seven years earlier than expected
The plant will now close in 2025 and be replaced by a large-scale battery facility.
Sydney extends lockdown for another month as coronavirus cases keep mounting
Low vaccination rates have plunged Australia's cities into repeated lockdowns.
Fossil Friday: Australia’s largest known dinosaur identified after a decade of work
The land down under can now boast its own Titanosaur.
Giant palm-sized moth found in Australian school
It's so big it can hardly fly.
Australia’s wildfires created a ‘record-breaking’ smoke plume in the upper atmosphere
Can’t have smoke without fire.
Koalas could soon be listed as endangered in Australia
Environment groups call for urgent measures to protect the species, which has been suffering under habitat destruction and wildfires.
Climate change increases heat-related cardiovascular hospitalizations
Extreme temperatures are a risk factor for cardiovascular disease
Aboriginal artifacts point to the first underwater archaeological sites in Australia
At the end of the last Ice Age, the Australian coastline was 160 kilometers farther offshore than it is today.
Australia has a climate denier problem — and it’s worse than you thought
The way media report on climate change has a big influence on people's beliefs, report shows
New fossil insect species points to a Canada-Australia land route 50 million years ago
Better understanding of such fossils lets us peer into the geological past.
Rare T-rex ancestor found in Australia
Australia has always been home to some weird looking creatures. Now, one of the strangest dinosaurs has also been discovered ...
Logging native forests worsened Australia’s fires, researchers warn
Logging increased the risk and severity of the Australian wildfires of last year.
Koalas are facing the threat of extinction after Australia’s forest fires, NGO claims
At least 5.000 have died because of the forest fires
Rain extinguishes Australian wildfires
It's finally raining in Australia.
Drought and human expansion are driving the platypus extinct
One of the world's most unique mammals is heading for extinction.
Five environmental consequences of Australia’s fires
Australia’s road to recovery may be long: Here’s a developing list of how the fires are affecting glaciers, wildlife, water ...
Australia set to kill 10,000 camels by shooting them from helicopters
Environmental disasters have become terribly common in Australia.
Australia’s heatwave breaks all-time temperature record for the second day straight
Combination of drought, fires and high temperatures create a problematic scenario
Australia records its hottest day ever — while burning from a thousand bushfires
A nationwide average temperature of 40.9 degrees Celsius this Tuesday set a new record for the land down under.
Fluffy dinosaurs used to live at the South Pole, this treasure trove of fossil feathers suggests
A treasure trove of fossilized dinosaur and bird feathers has been recovered in Australia. In ages long past, however, these ...
Australia faces record bushfire outbreak set to last for months
Most populous state already declared a state of emergency
Australian men have the longest life expectancy
Men live longest in the land of baking deserts and venomous everything.
Shark numbers plummet by 92% in Australian waters
Sharks are declining at an alarming rate.
Autonomous killer drone aims to save the Great Barrier Reef
Can we please call these things Star Destroyers? Please?
The Great Barrier Reef had 5 near-death experiences so far, but this one might be its last
The Great Barrier Reef may be facing its worse threat yet.
Australia’s ‘Man with the Golden Arm’ retires after saving 2.4 million babies — urges people to “break his record”
A rare antibody his body produces made his blood priceless to doctors.
Australia’s “Impossible” Renewable Energy Target Exceeded
Australia is set to exceed a target the Federal Government said was impossible to reach by 2020.
Penguins find unattended camera, snap a fabulous selfie
It's one of the coolest selfies out there -- it was made in Antarctica.
Geologists say part of northern Australia was once stuck to North America
We might learn more about a very ancient supercontinent called Nuna.
Biologists just discovered an underwater octopus city — they call it Octlantis
Ever wondered what an octopus city looks like?
Aboriginal people arrived in Australia 65,000 years ago, much earlier than previously thought
The findings rewrite the story of the first Aboriginal people.
Nature’s Leaning Tower of Pisa: these Cook pines always lean towards the equator
Pines in the northern hemisphere face south and southern pines always face north, conversely.
Even ‘dirty’ energy companies don’t want new coal-fired plants in Australia. Not even for free cash
Everyone with sense except Australia's Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, realizes coal is done for.
New paper traces the history of termites — and it’s surprisingly similar to our own
Rafters, builders, annoying when they come into the house uninvited. We're very similar.
Assessing the psychological profile of politicians definitely sounds like a good idea
Big corporations screen their executives for personality disorders. Why aren't we doing the same for politicians?
Australia lobbies coal mine at climate talks
Bad Australia, bad!
This 50,000-year-old settlement found in Australia’s barren interior shows Aboriginal ancestors were skilled survivors
Right in the middle of nowhere, ancient humans ventured to start a new life.
Geoscience Australia confirms — last night’s tremor caused by asteroid impact
Monday night, a meteor put on a big show above Queensland.
The oceans are filled with song, and here’s a part of it
You could call it a flowing melody.
Abandoned gold mine in Australia gets turned into novel renewable energy hub
One of the cleverest things we've seen in a long time. One up for the environment.
Australia’s new $5 bill is one of the hardest to counterfeit in the world
A stunning new five dollar bill was released by the Australian government.
Letter signed by 154 Australian experts calls for the Land Down Under to step up its game
Policy and scientific fact don't match, and the researchers urge for change.
