This video shows two southern cassowaries standing deep inside a tropical rainforest in Queensland, Australia. Their bright blue necks, dark feathers, and large helmet-like casques make them look ...

Whether for defence or to lure prey, the bioluminescence of these Australian animals is one of nature’s most beautiful scenes. LIFE IN AUSTRALIA HAS adapted to our harsh climate in remarkable ways, ...

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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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers in Australia hope to see the extinct Tasmania tiger, or thylacine, roaming the wildness sometime in the next decade ...

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 ...

Last week, The Guardian dropped the news that this common, bright blue and black garden-dweller could be extinct within the next 30–40 years thanks to climate damage. It is quite frankly terrifying ...