Dozens of Australian mammal species have declined and gone extinct since European colonisation – and introduced predators are ...

Many deserts face worsening droughts, but India's Thar Desert has become 38% greener in the past 20 years due to increased ...

A new study reveals the modern arid desert between Africa and Saudi Arabia was once regularly lush and green with rivers and lakes over a period of 8 million years, allowing for the occupation and ...

An international team of researchers, including scientists from UNIGE, has discovered that the Arabian Peninsula's desert was ...

A new study reconstructing the Arabian Peninsula’s ancient past adds clues to how early humans left the African continent.

Travel across Australia by rail on a journey of continental proportions — from Sydney to Perth via outback ghost towns, drag ...

Kate Grenville’s book successfully intertwines national and personal history to evoke Australia’s past – but multiculturalism ...

The capitals grew by 427,800 people (2.4%) in 2023-24. Capital city growth comprised overseas migration (373,000), natural increase (89,500) and internal migration (-34,600). Melbourne had the largest ...

Beneath the deserts of Australia, a tiny and mysterious mammal glides through the sand-the marsupial mole. There are two species […] ...

The monthly CPI indicator rose 2.4% in the 12 months to February. The largest contributors to the annual movement were Food and non-alcoholic beverages (+3.1%), Alcohol and tobacco (+6.7%), and ...

A South Australian man is stranded in the Simpson Desert in far western Queensland as rain turns the tracks into mud. Authorities say he'll be stuck there for at least five days but can be ...

Here are the best places to see spring wildflowers across California. Without a doubt, the holy grail of California wildflower events is considered to be the Mojave Desert super bloom, which famously ...