Ningaloo and some remote northern reefs had largely escaped the worst effects of coral bleaching – but now a severe marine heatwave is taking its toll.

As new agricultural areas opened across Australia, wheat became our primary crop and eventually an export commodity.

Authorities have ceased trying to eradicate the invasive pest that has destroyed 4500 trees in the one city where it has been ...

Sugar gliders are named for their love of sweet foods, such as nectar and sap, but in Tasmania, they’re out here eating birds ...

Evolution hasn’t only gifted peacock spiders with spectacular markings – these nimble arachnids are also remarkable athletes.

Australia's carnivorous marsupial, the kultarr, is actually three different species, scientists have discovered.