The first time you drive into the Australian Outback, it’s hard to grasp the scale of it. The road stretches endlessly ahead.

People say the Australian outback isn't that dangerous if you stay on the roads and drink plenty of water. And sure, millions ...

Indigenous people in Papua, Indonesia, have helped scientists track down two animals that were thought to have gone extinct thousands of years ago: a relative of Australia’s greater glider and a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Great Southern train route is a three-day trip that traverses the Australian Outback. Journey Beyond In an era defined by ...

Perhaps it was the fear of the 5am alarm or the prospect of puffing up 500 steep stone steps before breakfast, but of our APT Tour group of 18 there are just three takers for our 6km hike in Watarrka ...

Anna Creek Station is famous because its immense scale requires cattle mustering to be done very differently from typical ranches. In reporting on the station’s scale and role in South Australia’s ...

Outback towns in the NT are bracing for flooding, while a tropical low is expected to carve an unpredictable path through Queensland.

The investigative minds at How to Survive profile the inland taipan and box jellyfish to show the specific antivenoms and first-aid steps that keep people alive in the Outback.

Astronomers are gathering footage for the first video of a black hole, sunlight can convert plastics into vinegar, giant ancient kangaroos could hop, monogamy is a key in termite societies and the ...

Governments are now investigating whether strategies like this are a long-term, viable option for limiting the damage from flooding.

Some pastoralists have already recorded 215mm of rain overnight, with the coming days forecast to bring an additional 100mm ...

The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens has earned three nominations in USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards: Best Zoo, Best Exhibit for its Australian Adventures habitat, and Best Zoo Membership.