Experts finally reveal the truth behind the mythical hybrid beast, said to be a cross between a shaggy black dog and a monkey ...

Plus “We Had a Hunch” and “The Proving Ground.” ...

Tens of thousands of years ago, Australia was still home to enigmatic megafauna—large land animals such as giant marsupial ...

Just three Aboriginal writers appeared in Radio National’s poll. There was little sense of the breadth and creativity of our ...

Australia declares extinction of the Christmas Island shrew (Crocidura trichura), the country's last native shrew species.

Scholastic UK has acquired Renegades, a new middle-grade series by bestselling author Erin Hunter.

A cat with a murky history appeared at author Deborah Frenkel’s door a few years ago, inspiring her book, The Truck Cat, ...

Australia is home to some of the most venomous creatures in the world. In fact, Australia ranks third for having the most venomous animals. Still, Australia has some of the most potent venomous ...

Perhaps this is one reason why we have long been fascinated by the idea that some of us look more like one animal or another: Giacomo della Porta, in the 16th century, produced a book on human ...

The book and documentary were officially launched by Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC, Governor-General of Australia with remarks by the Honourable Chris Minns, Premier of New South ...

Good Boy’s dog, Indy, has taken over the hearts of people despite featuring in a horror film, and he would like the Oscars to consider it when it comes to the Best Actor category, according to Variety ...