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‘Huge Environmental Win’: Australia to Protect 52% of its Oceans, More Than Any Other Country
Over 10,000 square miles of additional protected area will be added to the Heard and McDonald Islands in Australia's far southern territorial waters.
Coupled with...
Rock Formation Deep in Australian Outback Holds New Clues to Climate Change Now That its True Age is Known
An unusual rock formation deep in the Australian outback could hold key clues to future climate change, now that it has finally been dated...
To Save Sea Turtle Population Invasive Deer Successfully Eradicated from Island in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
In Australia, wild deer that were destroying sea turtle habitat on an island near the Great Barrier Reef have been eradicated.
The result is that...
6 Saplings of Dinosaur-Era Tree Species Being Auctioned to Spread the Pines Around Australia
30 years ago this month, botanists in Australia made the "find of the century" when they discovered a species of pine tree in the...
Fossilized Bones Found in Australia Identified as New Species of Pterosaur
Fossilized bones found in Australia have been identified as a new species of flying reptile—a "fearsome" predator that lived around 100 million years ago...
Woylies Are the Ecosystem Engineers of Australia–Critically Endangered but They’re Making a Comeback
A critically endangered Australian marsupial is being seen at the greatest-ever frequency since a government agency started working to conserve them.
Australia is filled with...
Australian Scientists Manage to Identify 1,100 Species in their Backyards, Highlighting Value of Urban Biodiversity.
If you went out into the backyard of a house in a major metropolitan area, how many species of plants and animals would you...
Seven Swimmers Owe Their Lives to Australian Teens on Boogie Boards–2 Rescues in One Week
Unrelated teenage surfers rescued swimmers from drowning off the south coast of Australia on two separate occasions last week, proving that while the stereotype...
Farmers Were Organized to Collect Eggs of Endangered Wildfowl, Which is Saving a Species in Australia
There are 25,000 Malleefowl left in Australia, but only 2,800 in the densely-populated state of New South Wales. But an unlikely group of heroes...
Exquisite New Fossil Shows Scientists How Much More Ferocious Australia’s Crocs Once Were
While Australia's saltwater crocodiles are famous for sporting an evolutionary design that hasn't changed in tens of millions of years, a newly discovered species...
Australian Lyrebirds Give Singing Lessons to Juveniles–Mimicking 10 Different Species–LISTEN
ABC News Australia recently embedded with a team of ornithologists studying the jaw-dropping vocal ability of lyrebirds in their natural habitat.
Deep in the primordial...
Threatened Western Quolls Return to Western Australia After 100 Year Absence
Western Australia is seeing the return of western quolls to the wild after disappearing from the state over 100 years ago.
These long-snouted furry mammals...
Earless Dragon Feared Extinct is Rediscovered After 50 Years in Australia
Last sighted in 1969, a tiny lizard from the Australian state of Queensland has been rediscovered by scientists who now hope to act fast...
Big White Dogs Save the World’s Smallest Penguin in Australia
Just off the coast of Warrnambool city, Australia’s Middle Island is home to some very small residents, at the center of a big achievement.
There...
Woman Lost 8 Days in the Australian Bush Survives to See Her 4 Children Again ‘It is miraculous’
"I was ecstatic to have this outcome," said Detective Inspector Jason Shepherd. The experienced policeman knew that someone reported missing for 8 days in...
Instead of Demolishing its Tallest Building, Australia Holds Contest to ‘Upcycle a Skyscraper’ Saving Tons of CO2
In 2014, the Australian firm AMP Capital launched a bold and bizarre call to action to the architectural community of Sydney—replace their skyscraper headquarters...
Amateur Gold Digger Finds Huge Nugget Worth $160,000 in Australia
An Australian gold digger turned up a stone weighing 10.1 pounds, more than half of which is gold, and one of the largest finds...
29 Species Have Recovered Enough in Australia to be Taken Off Endangered List–a Milestone for Celebration
A large research project studying endangered species in Australia has tallied 29 recovered species—all animals that can be safely de-listed from the country's endangered...
MDMA and Psilocybin-Assised Psychotherapy Approved in Australia for Treatment-Resistant Depression and PTSD
Australia's version of the FDA surprised the nation in early February when they announced that psilocybin and MDMA would be considered medicines, and prescribable...
Australia Cut Plastic Waste on Her Beaches by Nearly One-Third Over Just 6 Years
A recently-completed scientific survey found that plastic on Australian beaches has fallen by 29% since the last survey in 2013.
The authors state it is...