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Between 122 and 108 million years ago, the Australian landmass was much farther south than today. Victoria was positioned within the Antarctic Circle, separated from Tasmania by a vast rift valley rather than open sea.

Burst water pipe washed fossils, rocks and other specimens of historical value down Coburg street on Saturday night

Scorpions are renowned in some parts of the world as killers. Here's why Australia's species have a lot less sting in their tails.

Scientists have discovered never-seen-before underwater creatures which include a lizard fish with razor-sharp teeth and a blind eel with gelatinous skin that gives birth to live young

Discovered in the deep: Scientists exploring the uncharted waters of the Indian Ocean uncover a multitude of dazzling sea creatures around a remote Australian island group

The native Australian rodent Pseudomys fumeus, named smoky mouse for its colour, was already fighting off extinction when the 2019–20 bushfire season hit.

Looking for something spectacular to brighten a cold, dark winter's night? Well, this weekend might just have something in store: not one, not two, but three meteor showers active at the same time — combining to provide a celestial firework display almost all through the night.

Since their find, Kate and Tim Wagstaff have been pulled into an adventure that most fossil enthusiasts can only dream of, working with palaeontologists across Australia to document and further investigate their discovery.

Artists visit a Melbourne Museum vault to identify the "master" creators of bark paintings commissioned 110 years ago by Sir Baldwin Spencer in exchange for tobacco and cash.