Australia is a diverse and expansive country located in the Southern Hemisphere, comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the world’s sixth-largest country by total area and is surrounded by the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Australia’s major cities, including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth, are known for their high standard of living, vibrant cultural scenes, and significant contributions to arts, sports, and science. The nation has a robust, diverse economy with strengths in mining, agriculture, and services. Australia’s political system is a federal parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy, with the British monarch represented by a Governor-General. It is known for its unique flora and fauna, with many species existing nowhere else in the world, and its natural wonders, such as the Great Barrier Reef and the vast Outback, are famous globally. Australia’s rich indigenous cultures, dating back tens of thousands of years, play a crucial role in the nation’s identity.
Study reveals heath goannas, a species of giant lizard, could save the Australian sheep industry millions by managing blowfly populations better than invasive species, underscoring…
Australia’s rich and diverse fauna continues to astonish us, with the documentation of a new spider species from the continent. This newly discovered species, a blind…
A new genus of diprotodontid has been identified through the use of 3D scanning technology. Paleontologists from Flinders University, utilizing advanced 3D scans and other…
Curtin University researchers have uncovered the time frame of when the Nullarbor Plain in Australia became arid using a novel method, illuminating the impact of…
A study of Western Australia and China during the COVID-19 epidemic suggests that one possibility is to establish a safe refuge. Establishing a safe refuge…
According to new research, climate change may have caused rainforest trees to die more quickly starting in the 1980s. The results of a long-term international…
The world’s animal distribution map will need to be redrawn and textbooks updated, after researchers discovered the existence of ‘Australian’ species on Christmas Island. The…
NASA scientists using data from its NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite, have traced the movement of the smoke coming off the Australian fires across the globe…
Ferocious bushfires have been sweeping across Australia since September, fueled by record-breaking temperatures, drought, and wind. The country has always experienced fires, but this season…
A fleet of NASA satellites working together has been analyzing the aerosols and smoke from the massive fires burning in Australia. The fires in Australia…
Ferocious bushfires have been sweeping across Australia since September, fueled by record-breaking temperatures, drought, and wind. The country has always experienced fires, but this season…
Kangaroo Island Shows Burn Scars On One Third of the Land Mass NASA’s Terra satellite provided before and after imagery that showed the extent of…
NASA satellite data continues to provide a look at the smoke and aerosols generated by the massive fires in Australia. Although rain fell on parts…
As the New Year starts, the outlook for the bushfire situation in Australia continues to be grim. These huge and disastrous fires continue to burn…
As any geologist worth his or her salt will tell you, there are rocks, and then there are rocks. Next July, NASA and the European…
The Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission captured the multiple bushfires burning across Australia’s east coast. Around 150 fires are still burning in New South Wales and Queensland,…
Lessons from first nations governance in environmental management. As large-scale agriculture, drought, bushfire and introduced species reduce entire countries’ biodiversity and long-term prosperity, Indigenous academics…
Australia has at least seven Leptospermum species that produce honey with exceptionally high levels of antibacterial activity. Australian honey is abuzz with high-value antibacterial activity,…