A university student was caught trying to smuggle more than 100 insects, many of them protected species, out of Australia, ...

Two tiny new species, a porcelain crab and a lantern shark, were discovered during a 2022 deep-sea expedition off Western Australia’s Gascoyne coast in the Gascoyne Marine Park, recent research confir ...

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

The Christmas Island shrew was a small, short-legged creature with a pointed muzzle. Like other shrews, it resembled a mouse ...

In a stunning glimpse into the mysteries of the deep, scientists have uncovered two new marine species off Western Australia—a glowing lanternshark and a tiny porcelain crab. The discoveries, made ...

Australia's photographic natural database is about to get a big boost as citizen scientists are urged to join a national ...

Authorities hope this new step can help combat one of the country's longest-running battles with a cunning pest.

The Australian government agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation , has discovered a new unique species in the Australian deep sea.The species were discovered ...

A juvenile humpback whale has been found dead after becoming entangled in a shark net off the NSW coast, reigniting national ...

Scientists have developed a single universal anti-venom that can neutralise the venom of multiple deadly snakes, a breakthrough that could revolutionise treatment for snakebite victims worldwide ...

It's an issue that has caused heated debate in jurisdictions across the country, with millions of pet owners facing tougher ...