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Archaeologists In The Australian Outback Just Unearthed A Trove Of Stone Tools Buried By Aboriginal Peoples 170 Years Ago

Known as tulas, these woodworking tools found near Boulia, Queensland were used to carve everything from dishes to shields to boomerangs.

By Kaleena Fraga • Dec 18, 2025

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Archaeologists In The Australian Outback Just Unearthed A Trove Of Stone Tools Buried By Aboriginal Peoples 170 Years Ago

Known as tulas, these woodworking tools found near Boulia, Queensland were used to carve everything from dishes to shields to boomerangs.

By Kaleena Fraga • December 18, 2025

How Mark ‘Chopper’ Read Went From A Deadly Criminal To An Australian Folk Hero

"Chopper" Read was a mob enforcer and contract killer who prided himself on only bringing harm to fellow criminals — then he became a bestselling author while still behind bars after writing a memoir about his deadly exploits.

By Austin Harvey • Dec 11, 2025

How Mark ‘Chopper’ Read Went From A Deadly Criminal To An Australian Folk Hero

"Chopper" Read was a mob enforcer and contract killer who prided himself on only bringing harm to fellow criminals — then he became a bestselling author while still behind bars after writing a memoir about his deadly exploits.

By Austin Harvey • December 11, 2025

A New Study Has Just Determined When Humans First Arrived To Australia

This latest research suggests that Aboriginal Australians and New Guineans have the longest unbroken ancestry of any group outside of Africa.

By Austin Harvey • Dec 4, 2025

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A New Study Has Just Determined When Humans First Arrived To Australia

This latest research suggests that Aboriginal Australians and New Guineans have the longest unbroken ancestry of any group outside of Africa.

By Austin Harvey • December 4, 2025

A Mining Company Just Blew Up A 46,000-Year-Old Aboriginal Site — And It Was Totally Legal

Over 7,000 artifacts have been found at the site, including a 4,000-year-old braid that DNA evidence shows belonged to a direct ancestor of the indigenous people who still live in this region.

By Natasha Ishak • Dec 2, 2025

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A Mining Company Just Blew Up A 46,000-Year-Old Aboriginal Site — And It Was Totally Legal

Over 7,000 artifacts have been found at the site, including a 4,000-year-old braid that DNA evidence shows belonged to a direct ancestor of the indigenous people who still live in this region.

By Natasha Ishak • December 2, 2025

An Amateur Fossil Hunter Has Discovered A Previously Unknown Insect Species That Lived 151 Million Years Ago

Scientists recently examined a set of fossils gathered by 82-year-old Robert Beattie and identified a new species of non-biting midge — the oldest ever found in the Southern Hemisphere.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 14, 2025

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An Amateur Fossil Hunter Has Discovered A Previously Unknown Insect Species That Lived 151 Million Years Ago

Scientists recently examined a set of fossils gathered by 82-year-old Robert Beattie and identified a new species of non-biting midge — the oldest ever found in the Southern Hemisphere.

By Austin Harvey • November 14, 2025

Scientists In Australia Just Announced The Discovery Of A Horned Bee That They’ve Named ‘Lucifer’

Officially known as Megachile lucifer, this black-and-white bee has two protuberances at the front of its head that may be used to access flowers, though their exact purpose remains a mystery.

By Ainsley Brown • Nov 11, 2025

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Scientists In Australia Just Announced The Discovery Of A Horned Bee That They’ve Named ‘Lucifer’

Officially known as Megachile lucifer, this black-and-white bee has two protuberances at the front of its head that may be used to access flowers, though their exact purpose remains a mystery.

By Ainsley Brown • November 11, 2025

A Woman Just Found A Message In A Bottle From A World War 1 Soldier While Walking Along An Australian Beach

On August 15, 1916, Private Malcolm Alexander Neville penned this two-page note to his mother, reporting on his voyage toward Europe and asking whoever found the bottle to deliver it to her.

By Ainsley Brown • Nov 7, 2025

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A Woman Just Found A Message In A Bottle From A World War 1 Soldier While Walking Along An Australian Beach

On August 15, 1916, Private Malcolm Alexander Neville penned this two-page note to his mother, reporting on his voyage toward Europe and asking whoever found the bottle to deliver it to her.

By Ainsley Brown • November 7, 2025

The Incredible Story Of Carl Emil Pettersson, The Swedish Sailor Who Became The King Of A Pacific Island

After a shipwreck off the coast of Papua New Guinea in 1904, Carl Emil Pettersson married the princess of Tabar Island and was eventually crowned the king.

By Andrew Milne • Oct 7, 2025

The Incredible Story Of Carl Emil Pettersson, The Swedish Sailor Who Became The King Of A Pacific Island

After a shipwreck off the coast of Papua New Guinea in 1904, Carl Emil Pettersson married the princess of Tabar Island and was eventually crowned the king.

By Andrew Milne • October 7, 2025

Fossils Discovered In Museum Drawer Revealed To Be 25-Million-Year-Old Giant Wombat

The paleontologist who first discovered the fossil died before he could study it. Now, one of his former students has picked up where he left off.

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 22, 2025

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Fossils Discovered In Museum Drawer Revealed To Be 25-Million-Year-Old Giant Wombat

The paleontologist who first discovered the fossil died before he could study it. Now, one of his former students has picked up where he left off.

By Marco Margaritoff • August 22, 2025

Scientists In Australia Just Discovered A New Giant Stick Insect That’s 15 Inches Long And Weighs Almost As Much As A Golf Ball

In the high-altitude Australian rainforest, researchers identified a new species dubbed Acrophylla alta — and it may be the country's heaviest insect.

By Austin Harvey • Aug 1, 2025

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Scientists In Australia Just Discovered A New Giant Stick Insect That’s 15 Inches Long And Weighs Almost As Much As A Golf Ball

In the high-altitude Australian rainforest, researchers identified a new species dubbed Acrophylla alta — and it may be the country's heaviest insect.

By Austin Harvey • August 1, 2025