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When explorers from the Schmidt Aquarium conducted a remote expedition near the Moore Reef off the Australian coast, they came across an unusual phenomenon, the 'underwa…
Australians in central Victoria were shocked to see a trail of fire through the night sky last Friday. Some have suggested that it was a trace of aliens.
Extreme climate change is most likely responsible for the extinction of the giant animal system in the Sahul - the supercontinent created by Australia and New Guinea dur…
India - Australia - Capricorn tectonic plates are splitting at a rate of about 1.7 mm a year.
This kingfisher has a special singing voice that sounds like people laughing. It often sings at dawn and dusk, like a hilarious alarm clock.
A woman walks on the beach south of Sydney, Australia, to her astonishment when a strange purple creature is washed ashore.
Kangaroo, also known as Kang-gu-ru or Kangaroo, is a group of marsupial mammals of the Macropodidae.
According to ABCNews, a new study shows that Aboriginal Australian rock paintings in the Kimberley district of Western Australia were created about 12,000 years ago. The…
Unlike other venomous snakes, the death cobra does not actively hunt, but lies at one end of its tail, luring its prey to come and eat it.
Australian scientists are using a giant X-ray machine to map the molecular structure of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 acute respiratory infections, thereby h…
Researchers have discovered a new species of marsupial lion in the fossilized area of Australia. In its heyday, this species terrified many other animals.
Following the historic wildfire disaster, Australia said on March 4 that it was building a satellite capable of detecting flammable areas.
An Australian university has just created an interesting lithium metal battery prototype, in contrast to today's lithium batteries.
An extreme heat wave swept across Australia on January 30 with a temperature of 45 degrees Celsius and increased the risk of wildfires.
Australian scientists say they have successfully replicated the corona virus that caused the pneumonia epidemic that is raging, making a breakthrough in the race to make…