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New Dinosaur Species Discovered In Australia Was Long As A Basketball Court And Towered Over T.Rex

Australotitan cooperensis was "certainly the largest animal that's ever walked the Outback."

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 10, 2021

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New Dinosaur Species Discovered In Australia Was Long As A Basketball Court And Towered Over T.Rex

Australotitan cooperensis was "certainly the largest animal that's ever walked the Outback."

By Marco Margaritoff • June 10, 2021

Seven Baby Tasmanian Devils Were Just Born On The Australian Mainland — For The First Time In 3,000 Years

Though dingoes once drove Tasmanian devils to near-extinction, conservationists have successfully forged a new generation of these endangered creatures.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 26, 2021

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Seven Baby Tasmanian Devils Were Just Born On The Australian Mainland — For The First Time In 3,000 Years

Though dingoes once drove Tasmanian devils to near-extinction, conservationists have successfully forged a new generation of these endangered creatures.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 26, 2021

An Australian Hoarder Killed A Man Who Broke Into His House — Then Lived With His Corpse For 15 Years

The body of Shane Snellman was discovered "completely mummified" with a gunshot wound to the neck. It had been surrounded by 70 bottles of air freshener to mask the smell.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 21, 2021

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An Australian Hoarder Killed A Man Who Broke Into His House — Then Lived With His Corpse For 15 Years

The body of Shane Snellman was discovered "completely mummified" with a gunshot wound to the neck. It had been surrounded by 70 bottles of air freshener to mask the smell.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 21, 2021

Inside The Eerie Disappearance Of The Beaumont Children, Australia’s Most Notorious Missing Persons Case

On a summer day in January 1966, Jane, Arnna, and Grant Beaumont boarded a bus to the nearby Glenelg Beach — and never returned.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 17, 2021

Inside The Eerie Disappearance Of The Beaumont Children, Australia’s Most Notorious Missing Persons Case

On a summer day in January 1966, Jane, Arnna, and Grant Beaumont boarded a bus to the nearby Glenelg Beach — and never returned.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 17, 2021

Discover The Gympie-Gympie, The ‘Suicide Plant’ Hidden In The Australian Rainforest

Though it's covered in a layer of downy fuzz, the "hairs" of the gympie-gympie plant deliver a sting so toxic that the pain can last for years.

By Leah Silverman • Apr 6, 2021

Discover The Gympie-Gympie, The ‘Suicide Plant’ Hidden In The Australian Rainforest

Though it's covered in a layer of downy fuzz, the "hairs" of the gympie-gympie plant deliver a sting so toxic that the pain can last for years.

By Leah Silverman • April 6, 2021

Scientists Find A 20,000-Year-Old Link Between Brazil’s Indigenous People And Ancient Australians

Researchers guess the ancient people crossing the Bering Land Bridge from Asia brought the Australian DNA with them.

By Kaleena Fraga • Apr 2, 2021

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Scientists Find A 20,000-Year-Old Link Between Brazil’s Indigenous People And Ancient Australians

Researchers guess the ancient people crossing the Bering Land Bridge from Asia brought the Australian DNA with them.

By Kaleena Fraga • April 2, 2021

Scientists Just Found The First Pygmy Possum After Fearing The Bushfires Wiped Them All Out

The bushfires that raged in Australia in December 2019 and January 2020 destroyed about 88% of the pygmy possum's territory.

By Marco Margaritoff • Dec 7, 2020

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Scientists Just Found The First Pygmy Possum After Fearing The Bushfires Wiped Them All Out

The bushfires that raged in Australia in December 2019 and January 2020 destroyed about 88% of the pygmy possum's territory.

By Marco Margaritoff • December 7, 2020

21 Enchanting Photos Of Paronella Castle, The Australian Party Palace Abandoned In The Jungle

A Spanish immigrant named José Paronella toiled for over a decade to build his dream palace, where he hosted lavish parties in the 1940s and '50s. So what happened to Paronella Castle?

By Natasha Ishak • Nov 6, 2020

21 Enchanting Photos Of Paronella Castle, The Australian Party Palace Abandoned In The Jungle

A Spanish immigrant named José Paronella toiled for over a decade to build his dream palace, where he hosted lavish parties in the 1940s and '50s. So what happened to Paronella Castle?

By Natasha Ishak • November 6, 2020

Meet The Thylacine, The ‘Extinct’ Tasmanian Tiger That Some Believe Is Still Alive

The last captive Tasmanian tiger died in 1936, leading experts to believe that the thylacine had gone extinct. But recent sightings claim otherwise.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 9, 2020

Meet The Thylacine, The ‘Extinct’ Tasmanian Tiger That Some Believe Is Still Alive

The last captive Tasmanian tiger died in 1936, leading experts to believe that the thylacine had gone extinct. But recent sightings claim otherwise.

By Natasha Ishak • September 9, 2020

Australian Trophy Hunter Gored By Dying Buffalo He’d Just Shot

The bull managed to leave a "Coke can-sized" hole in the hunter’s leg — but died shortly after.

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 16, 2020

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Australian Trophy Hunter Gored By Dying Buffalo He’d Just Shot

The bull managed to leave a "Coke can-sized" hole in the hunter’s leg — but died shortly after.

By Natasha Ishak • July 16, 2020