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.
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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.