Lots of people find modern spiders scary, but what about prehistoric spiders? Well, fossils like this prove that they were ...

First fires, now floods - it's been a terrible year for Australia's wildlife and livestock that are now trying to survive the ...

Koalas are normally found in eucalyptus trees, but one couple came home in Australia on Wednesday and were shocked to find ...

I write about the world of biology. Bird populations in mainland Australia have proved surprisingly resilient against a wide range of ... [+] pressures. But they will continue to perish if we don ...

Emily Blunt and John Krasinski got the full Australian experience. The star couple had an encounter with a huntsman spider while Blunt ... hand’ ― it was like a bird in full wingspan ...

AUSTRALIA, the birds of which have a foremost place among those of the world for their variety of form and beauty of plumage, has been fortunate in having two splendid treatises devoted to its ...

In the Highlands of Scotland, a series of last-ditch efforts are being used to try to save the critically endangered ...

If unsure what to do after a spider bite, call the nationwide Poisons Information centre helpline on 13 11 26. For all snakebites and any case of emergency, call triple zero (000).

“We’re trying to make sure that we can get as much information as we can about any uniquely Australian responses to this variant of bird flu. The saddest and most important lesson is that it ...

A massive new rocket launch facility is one step closer to being built on the homeland of one of Australia’s smallest and rarest birds. The company behind the project Southern Launch claims its ...

SYDNEY, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Australia's government said on Sunday it would spend an extra A$95 million ($64.13 million) to protect against a destructive bird flu strain that has spread through bird ...

There’s millions of invasive snakes on this tiny island, where they were accidentally introduced during World War II. Since ...