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the Yarrabubba crater in western australia

This 43-mile-wide crater is 2.2 billion years old—making it Earth’s oldest meteorite impact

By Kate Baggaley

camels crossing red clay and grass terrain

Heat and drought are causing feral camels to overrun communities in Australia

We know wildfire smoke affects our health, but the long-term consequences are hazy

By Brian Oliver/The Conversation

a firefighter silhouetted against a bushfire

Australia’s government needs to take drastic action to prevent future fires—and so do the rest of us

The fire ‘time bomb’ is finally detonating on the world

By Ellen Airhart

firefighting helicopter

Track Australia’s raging bushfires with these official sources

By Amanda Gearing/The Conversation

Australia’s historic bushfires could impact the world’s biodiversity forever

This deadly mushroom can literally shrink your brain—and it’s probably more widespread than we thought

This deadly mushroom can literally shrink your brain—and it’s probably more widespread than we thought

By Rachel Feltman

Koalas use their noses to find friends and avoid enemies

Koalas use their noses to find friends and avoid enemies

By Ben Moore and Edward Narayan/The Conversation

This spider’s exoskeleton looks like a helmet for a very tiny alien

This spider’s exoskeleton looks like a helmet for a very tiny alien

By Alex Schwartz

Close-up of a cane toad sitting in grass

Toads on a python, and five other animals hitching rides on bigger animals

By Jessica Boddy

Koala genes might reveal how they survive a toxic diet

Best known for aliens and Elvis, this remote town is now at the vanguard of a global revolution

Best known for aliens and Elvis, this remote town is now at the vanguard of a global revolution

By Jeremy Deaton

Mysterious double ‘whirlpools’ are popping up in the ocean

Mysterious double ‘whirlpools’ are popping up in the ocean

By Kate Baggaley

One Australian island has a bold plan to annihilate all its rats

One Australian island has a bold plan to annihilate all its rats

By Ellen Airhart

Sauroprint giant footprint

To save their land, they unveiled the world’s biggest dinosaur footprint

By Sara Chodosh

Endangered Species

Some Australians Want To Rent Out Endangered Wildlife

By Grennan Milliken

The Space Surveillance Telescope Complex

DARPA Just Gave The Air Force A Telescope To Watch For Satellite Sabotage

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Climate Change Gave The Male Of This Species A Giant Appendage

Climate Change Gave The Male Of This Species A Giant Appendage

By Jamie Leventhal

Tasmanian devil

Tasmanian Devils Might Be Evolving To Resist Contagious Cancer

By Kate Baggaley

Rapid Sea Level Rise Might Actually Benefit Some Coral Reefs

Rapid Sea Level Rise Might Actually Benefit Some Coral Reefs

By Mary Beth Griggs

Sex Reversal In Bearded Dragons Creates Females That Behave Like Males

Sex Reversal In Bearded Dragons Creates Females That Behave Like Males

By Grennan Milliken

Discovery Of Fairy Circles In Australia Helps Scientists Pinpoint Their Mysterious Origins

Discovery Of Fairy Circles In Australia Helps Scientists Pinpoint Their Mysterious Origins

By Claire Maldarelli

The Largest Continental Chain Of Volcanoes Ever Has Just Been Discovered In Australia

By Mary Beth Griggs

Australia Is Heating Up Faster Than The Rest Of The World

Australia Is Heating Up Faster Than The Rest Of The World

By Lydia Ramsey

Australia’s Invasive Cane Toads Have Evolved To Hop Even Faster

Australia’s Invasive Cane Toads Have Evolved To Hop Even Faster

By Francie Diep

Aboriginal Fires Actually Increase Kangaroo, Lizard Populations

Aboriginal Fires Actually Increase Kangaroo, Lizard Populations

By Douglas Main

Official Australian Weather Map Gets New Colors To Depict Extreme Heat

Official Australian Weather Map Gets New Colors To Depict Extreme Heat

By Shaunacy Ferro

World’s Oldest Fossils Show Sulfur-Based Microbes Lived 3.4 Billion Years Ago, Presenting a New Target for Astrobiology

World’s Oldest Fossils Show Sulfur-Based Microbes Lived 3.4 Billion Years Ago, Presenting a New Target for Astrobiology

By Rebecca Boyle