Hundreds of new species were discovered in 2025, with over 850 new marine species documented and many more described by ...

The size of the funnel-web spider donated to an anti-venom program in Australia is being compared to that of a tarantula A large funnel-web spider donated to an anti-venom program in Australia has ...

Australia is home to extraordinary reptiles and frogs, from giant lace monitors to tiny alpine froglets. Over 1,100 reptiles and 250 frog species are found across the Australian continent and islands.

Australian police have arrested four people after a criminal group was discovered illegally smuggling more than 200 reptiles worth $808,000 (AU$1.2 million) from the country. The Whyaratta Strike ...

One of the most venomous serpents in the world — an Eastern Brown snake — was found sleeping inside an Australian woman's bed on Monday. Images of the massive reptile, about six feet long, spread ...

The country’s only supplier of funnel-web venom for Australia’s antivenom program is operating at just half its usual spider ...

Scientists in Australia have discovered a rare new lizard species with no front arms and only back limbs, revealing how ...

The animal was born to Ash, who herself was the first koala born after the devastating Black Summer bushfires of 2019 and 2020 Kate Hogan was Director of Digital Specials and Features at PEOPLE. She ...

(Reuters) -Seventeen footprints preserved in a slab of sandstone discovered in southeastern Australia dating to about 355 million years ago are rewriting the history of the evolution of land ...