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 ...

Global illegal trade in wildlife is estimated to be worth $32 billion, with rare species in Australia at risk.

Australian scientists identified the oldest fossilized footprints of a reptile-like animal on a sandstone slab found near Melbourne. Discovered by Professor John Long and colleagues after being ...

Recent analysis of two fossils from Australia, estimated to be about 50,000 years old, suggests that Australia’s First Peoples valued big animals for their fossils as well as for their meat, ...

These 1,000-pound creatures travel in large herds and can smell water miles away. Now, the race is on to stop them from inundating Australia’s fragile ecosystems—one camel burger at a time. Weighing ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

The family owns and operates the Australia Zoo’s Wildlife Hospital. The family of the late Steve Irwin has helped rescue 90,000 animals including those falling victim to the ongoing wildfire ...