One of the things Australia is known for is its animals, predominantly, the deadly kind. While there are deadly animals in Australia, it’s important to remember Australia is the sixth largest country ...

If Australia is renowned for one thing, it's the proportion of highly dangerous animals that populate the continent. The three most venomous snakes in the world are from Australia (with a few others ...

Over the last several days, a spate of humpback whales have become entangled in protective netting off Queensland, triggering rescue operations and sparking outcry from animal welfare groups.

Rescuers discovered a humpback whale entangled in a thick rope that was part of the fishing line off the coast of South ...

Australia’s landscapes are full of beauty, but they’re also home to animals with reputations few places can match. Some carry venom strong enough to shut down the body before help arrives, and others ...

Earlier this summer, the bloom had killed at least 9,000 animals across more than 390 species. By late August, The Guardian ...

Feral Month was an experiment in 'citizen science' where we asked you, the audience, to report any feral animal sightings across the country during the month of January. We received more than 1600 ...

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 ...

Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan fronts the team helping scientists investigate the lives of some of Australia’s most iconic animals. Koalas, fruit bats and kangaroos take the cameras into their ...

Australia's wildfires have burned millions of acres, scorching an area twice the size of Maryland, and killing at least 25 people nationwide. Thousands of firefighters are battling the more than ...

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A Nature Miniseries that offers a new perspective on the animal kingdom by taking viewers where no human cameraman can go. The series uses custom cameras worn by the animals themselves to capture ...