World’s oldest snake discovered
A chance discovery of a fossil in a museum collection has redefined the origin of snakes
A chance discovery of a fossil in a museum collection has redefined the origin of snakes
Scientists identify the earliest instance of sexual reproduction in vertebrates.
The discovery of a prehistoric, supersized, carnivorous platypus helps to fill in the family history of this unusual and iconic Aussie species.
The oldest-known fossil of a bilby has been found in NW Queensland
The 1974 discovery of Mungo Man doubled the known length of Aboriginal history in Australia.
New fossil of flesh-eating species is the largest platypus ever discovered.
Since humans developed agriculture, our oral health has gone into steep decline, say Australian experts.
Neanderthals were sophisticated enough to cook vegetables and use plants for medicine, say Australian scientists.
Ceratosaurs have been found around the world but were “strangely absent” in Australia before now, say experts.
Prehistoric killer had massive eyes with 16,000 lenses, say scientists.