Whether you want to embrace the cold or escape it, our nation abounds with options for romantic getaways and family ...

Visiting West Papua’s biodiversity hotspot of Raja Ampat after eye surgery, a traveller beholds a coral wonderland.

These large, flightless birds have powerful, muscular legs and tough, prehistoric-looking feet with claws that can deliver a powerful blow.

Ms Robertson says the oarfish was about 2 metres long. (Supplied: Sybil Robertson)The Strahan resident could see the sun catching a silvery streak on the beach, on state's rugged west coast.

A Miocene fish fossil with soft tissue and intact pigmentation has been discovered in New South Wales, revealing prehistoric ...

A fossil discovery of an ancient relative of the Australian magpie which lived in New Zealand some 19 million years ago ...

Sybil Robertson wasn’t expecting to confront an existential concept when she took her pup for his daily walk on Ocean Beach in Tasmania, Australia, but that’s the position she soon found ...

Native to tropical rainforests, the southern cassowary is the heaviest flightless bird in Australia and the second-heaviest in the world, after the common ostrich (Struthio camelus).These birds ...

The St. Bathans currawong would have been black in color, different from the black and white Australian magpie bird.

A good fish sandwich is one of the most underrated sandwiches there is. It’s simple: just good, flaky, juicy fish, shredded lettuce and loads of tartare sauce. If you’re feeling lazy, you can ...

The odd-looking pre-historic paddlefish is threatened in many states. However, in some, like Minnesota, its numbers are growing. And local officials are tracking the fish's numbers and locations.