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: ...

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Australia is known for its rare and interesting critters. Some can be frightening and venomous, while others are intimidating but innocuous. Australia’s isolation from other landmasses ensures that ...

You might think evolution is glacially slow. At a species level, that's true. But evolution happens every time organisms produce offspring. The everyday mixing of genes—combined with mutations—throws ...

Beneath a remote stretch of Australia's Northern Territory, researchers found something unexpected swimming in shallow underground pools: at least 80 translucent crustaceans belonging to a species ...

Brisbane, Australia, and the rest of the state of Queensland offer a variety of attractions for tourists. The Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary allows visitors to see and interact with native Australian ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jared Ranahan is a reporter who covers travel and ecotourism. Australia has its fair share of incredible cities, but for some ...

Bennett’s tree kangaroos, one of Australia’s most mysterious marsupials, have long eluded researchers. Our new study, published in Australian Mammalogy today, has achieved a breakthrough: using ...

Australia is home to an extraordinary variety of wildlife, ranging from striking palm cockatoos to elusive mountain pygmy-possums and remarkable rat-kangaroos. Most of us never get to see these ...