Australia

"I've gone on numerous expeditions and have never, ever, seen anything like this," said researcher Rebecca Helm.

"I have consistently maintained my innocence while suffering from a serious injustice," Pell said Monday.

A recently published paper describes some of the oldest plants and animals in Australia and Zealandia, aged between 40 and 230 million years old.

The suspect, a 34-year-old man from the suburb of Kooringal, tried to ignore the restrictions put in place as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak by purchasing four packets of noodles, police said.

Health care workers in Australia have recently released a statement pleading to "not be abused" following an incident where a nurse was punched in the face while wearing her nursing uniform.

"A huge albino Burmese python! How damn beautiful is this snake," the snake catcher who captured the massive reptile wrote on social media. "It's such a shame that they are illegal here in Australia."

Tom Hanks announced on Twitter Wednesday evening that he and his wife, actress Rita Wilson, tested positive for the coronavirus while in Australia.

Scientists compared centuries-worth of data to see how the Indian Ocean Dipole has changed over the last millennia. Their results suggest extreme events are becoming more frequent and more intense.

Robber crabs—also known as coconut crabs—are the largest terrestrial invertebrates in the world

Barbara Marincic, 83, was spotted in a cane field by crew members of an RACQ Central Queensland rescue helicopter just before 2 p.m. on Monday—after about four days missing from her home.

Australia's summers are getting longer and hotter, raising serious questions.

Researchers discovered the coral gardens using a remotely operated vehicle known as SuBastian.

Information stored by a geologist's daughter contained data that helped determine the makers of a series of dinosaur tracks found on a cave ceiling in Australia.

The social media accounts of Quaden Bayles and his mother have also since been deactivated or deleted over the weekend.

Discovery at an archaeology site in India gives clues to human migration across east Asia and into Australia.

A video of the young Australian boy, who was born with a form of dwarfism and left in tears after the latest bullying incidents he's experienced, has received an outpouring of support from celebrities including Hugh Jackman.

Cast members of "Married at First Sight's" Australia series complained that producers pushed them to create drama.

The photo was taken by wildlife photographer Kristian Laine, who spotted the uniquely pigmented ray near Lady Elliot Island.

The findings demonstrate that Australia's earliest known human population consumed a range of plant foods, including those that required processing.

The 26-year-old student was found in "surprisingly good spirits," according to the Queensland Ambulance Service who were at the scene.

The yellow-footed antechinus is a marsupial has a rare and unusual mating behavior known as "male semelparity."

Footage shows 20 sharks as they wait for pipis to emerge from the sea on Torres Strait beach on Mer Island, Australia.

Wombats on a beef farm in New South Wales have been reported helping local animals by burrowing into a water hole.

Using carbon extracted from wasp nests, scientists were able to date Australian rock art to a period of sea level rise and social disruption.

A similar journey would have been made by humans over 65,000 years ago.

"It just seems to me that every bat in Australia is now in Ingham," Raymon Jayo, mayor of Hinchinbrook, said.

"There is now no higher priority for the entire Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government at this time than this bushfire threat," ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr said.

The snake bit the 79-year-old several times on his leg and hand before wrapping itself around his arm.

The U.S. military, one of America's most powerful, traditional, and, historically, worst-polluting institutions, is actually preparing for climate risks. They might be a model for the rest of government.

The virus has killed almost 200 people since it emerged in the city of Wuhan in late 2019.