You might think of Australia's arid center as a dry desert landscape devoid of aquatic life. But it's actually dotted with ...

Australian Archaeology, Vol. 79 (DECEMBER 2014), pp. 156-166 (11 pages) This paper reports on the first season of work on the Barrow Island Archaeology Project. It contextualises new findings within a ...

Indigenous rangers in Australia’s Western Desert got a rare close-up with the northern marsupial mole, which is tiny, light-colored and blind, and almost never comes to the surface. By Anthony Ham If ...

The dramatic scenery of Glen Helen Gorge, in the heart of Australia, draws painters such as Australia's Albert Namatjira. Florian Sanktjohanser/dpa-tmn For hours already, the hikers have been trudging ...

Australia is a country that feels almost too vast to comprehend, a place where ancient landscapes collide with modern cities ...

Scientists found a “robust” creature with porthole-like spots in a desert of Australia and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Peter McDonald via McDonald, Fenner, Torkkola and Oliver ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Hidden beneath the dunes, a mysterious creature glides through the sand. This is not one of the giant worms of Arrakis in Frank Herbert’s ...

A tiny marsupial species declared extinct decades ago may still be hopping around in the deserts of Australia — and a new study offers a potential roadmap for its rediscovery. The desert rat-kangaroo, ...