James McCann counters with the Australian vibe. Sure, they’ve got venomous snakes and spiders. Every Australian mentions them ...

While the majority of animals (humans included) roam the Earth, some of nature’s most fascinating creatures spend their lives ...

A video shows a greater glider, “one of Australia’s most mysterious animals,” using its tail to grasp leaves in a “world-first” behavior. Photo from Ana Gracanin via WWF-Australia In a hollowed-out ...

Two recently examined fossils suggest that Australia’s First Peoples valued big animals for their fossils as well as for ...

Tens of thousands of years ago, Australia was still home to enigmatic megafauna—large land animals such as giant marsupial ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

These 1,000-pound creatures travel in large herds and can smell water miles away. Now, the race is on to stop them from inundating Australia’s fragile ecosystems—one camel burger at a time. Weighing ...