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Bandicoots Return to Australian National Park After Being Locally Extinct For More Than a Century
Locally extinct bandicoots have returned to an Australian national park in New South Wales after more than 100 years.
The nationally threatened species—known by local...
Researchers Identify a ‘Fearsome Dragon’ With 23-ft Wingspan That Soared Over Australian Outback
Australia’s largest flying reptile has been uncovered, a pterosaur that had a wingspan stretching 23 feet and soared like a dragon above the ancient...
New Australian Marine Parks Will Protect an Area Twice the Size of the Great Barrier Reef
This article has been re-printed with permission from Mongabay.
The Australian government has moved to create two new marine protected areas that cover an...
Seaweed is the Food –and Fuel– of a Sustainable World, And it May Start in Australia
Australian scientists have been uncovering a near-unending list of ways kelp and other kinds of seaweed can help in the fight against climate change.
It's...
Australia Announces $100 Million Initiative to Protect Our Oceans
Australia last week committed $100 million to ocean conservation in an effort to protect ‘blue carbon’ environments and reduce emissions.
Uniquely suited to care about...
Man Mailed Himself Home in a Box From Australia—Now He’s Looking for the Pals Who Helped Him
Homesickness is a malady with only one known cure. Going home. But sometimes the circumstances are against you. When that happens, people can resort...
Flood Waters Couldn’t Stop This Australian Miracle Wedding From Happening
Usually, when you think wedding crashers, you picture uninvited guests hoping to score some free cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. But as rowdy as such...
Australia has Experienced One of the Most Astonishing Drops in Crime Ever Recorded by Any Country
The old newsroom adage, “if it bleeds, it leads,” did not apply to Australia recently, as editors covered the front pages with positive headlines...
Clever Australian Shepherd Appears to Outsmart Owner, So He Can Get Two Treats
This dog's owner says he wanted to do a test to see if his dog could resist taking a treat, even if he left...
Australian Woman Finds Koala Hanging Out in Her Christmas Tree – And the Photos are Adorable
A woman near Adelaide had the best tree-topper of all time—at least for a day.
Amanda McCormick found that her Christmas tree had a new...
Australia Blows Science’s Collective Mind by Mapping 3 Million Galaxies in 300 Hours
Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website of nature, politics, science, health, and travel.
The world-leading CSIRO telescope in Australia has mapped the...
Rare Wangarru Wallaby Colony Grows in Leaps and Bounds After Australian Rains
After years of decline, a critically endangered species of rock wallaby in Australia is finally growing in population following recent rainfall.
The beloved Wangarru, or...
After One of the Country’s Worst Wildfires WWF Australia is Preparing for a Year of Renewal
2020 was a sad summer to look back on for conservationists in Australia—it was one of the worst seasons for bushfires in history destroyed millions...
Bomberos Australianos Posan con Adorables Animales Rescatados para este Calendario Caritativo
Mira las fotos de el último calendario caritativo de los bomberos australianos, con la actuación de canguros, coalas, perros rescatados y héroes sin camisetas.
Solar is Now the Cheapest Electricity in History and Just Met 100% of Demand in South Australia For First Time
South Australia has met 100% of its electricity demands with solar energy for the first time over the weekend—most of it coming not from...
Australian Firefighters Pose With Adorable Rescued Animals for Sizzling Wildlife Charity Calendar
Turning up the heat for 2021, six new calendars depict brave—and incredibly handsome—Australian firefighters posing with some of the most adorable animals their country...
After 3,000 Years, Tasmanian Devils Make a Comeback on Mainland Australia
The iconic Tasmanian devil has just been returned to mainland Australia for the first time in 3,000 years.
This first historic release is only step...
Australian Scientists Create Seaweed Supplement for Cows that Reduces Methane Emissions by 80%
An Australian company has produced a seaweed-based dietary supplement for dairy and beef cows that eliminates 80% of the methane content emitted by the...
Australia Declares its Largest Feral Predator-Free Safe Haven – in Massive Mallee Cliffs National Park
Just in time for September and Biodiversity Month, conservationists in Australia announced they have eradicated all feral cats and foxes from a vast 9,570-hectare...
Unsold Beer From Australia‘s Lockdown Is Making Renewable Energy – And in Record Amounts
When Australia's bars and restaurants closed down in March because of COVID-19, huge stores of beer went stale. Those ales haven't gone to waste...