Mass death of marine animals in Australia caused by ‘world’s most toxic algae’ - Algal bloom killed thousands of ...

For more than a year, marine animals were mysteriously dropping dead: around one million animals were wiped out and some humans even got sick. Now, scientists have confirmed that the culprit behind ...

Australia is racing to contain the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), which is now believed to have infected seven seabirds. There are currently five confirmed or suspected cases of ...

Imagine feeling like an elephant is sitting on your chest, you can't breathe, there's a sense of impending doom and the pain is so intense you want to die. You've just been stung by a tiny Irukandji ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We see a large black spider on a piece of wood. Australia hosts a dizzying array of venomous creatures — including spiders, snakes ...

For at least 3,500 years, dingoes have been Australia’s top terrestrial predator. And in current times, they are one of the continent’s most iconic but controversial animals. Dingoes hold significant ...

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 ...

The animals in Australia are super-different to those in Asia. This goes without saying; we know Australia is full of weird and wonderful creatures found nowhere else on Earth, such as the platypus ...

In 1772, Joseph Banks commissioned the foremost painter of animals in England, George Stubbs, to paint a dingo and a kangaroo. To our modern eyes the paintings lack the vitality and strength of the ...

Federal government identifies more than 150 native and unique bird species and 10 mammal species at ‘very high risk’ ...

The stonefish is the world’s most venomous fish - Copyright AFP Shwan MOHAMMED The stonefish is the world’s most venomous fish - Copyright AFP Shwan MOHAMMED ...