Hundreds of animals, from tiny ants to mighty hippos, are shaping the Earth's surface as powerfully as floods and storms.

Ange Lawson can smell the stench of dead rams around her property. "They were in the gum trees, hanging in trees, up against roots and rocks," Ms Lawson said from her station, 120 kilometres west ...

In the forests of eastern Australia, satin bowerbirds create structures known as "bowers." The males gather twigs and place them upright, in two bundles, with a gap in the middle, resulting in ...

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Listening to friends and colleagues gush about their love for their children, I used to feel like an outsider. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t fathom that kind of bond—that all ...

Despite Tropical Cyclone Alfred being downgraded to an ex-cyclone, the weather system is still wreaking havoc in parts of South-East Queensland to Northern NSW, as it is hit with severe flooding ...

Communities across the Australian state of Queensland are bracing for more rain after record-breaking floods cut off roads and inundated vast areas of the region’s outback. Several areas in ...

Mar. 31, 2025 — Every night, bats emerge out of roosts in massive numbers, creating what scientists have called a 'cocktail party nightmare' of clashing echolocations. Nobody knew how bats ...

In the forests of eastern Australia, satin bowerbirds create structures known as “bowers.” The males gather twigs and place them upright, in two bundles, with a gap in the middle, resulting in ...