STORY: In a forest in southeastern Australia, Melina Budden is trailing a wombat named Hope. :: Megalong Valley, Australia The tiny marsupial is covered with mange, a parasitic skin disease. Armed ...

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: ...

Figuring out what 18-year-old Rivi can leave behind when he goes camping in Tasmania's wilderness has been as important as knowing what to take. It has been a gradual process — first, starting out ...

For Pacific Islanders in Australia, this election is about more than just domestic policy. It’s about the survival of our islands, our cultures, and our people. I am a product of ancestors who thought ...

Scientists studying Australia’s walking sharks found reproduction demands no extra energy, even under stress, raising new ...