The findings of a new study about communication between birds also offer key insights into the origins of language.

As night settled across the Australian outback, a rare bird emerged from its hiding place and moved across the ground. Unbeknownst to it, a nearby trail camera photographed its brief appearance. The ...

More than 20 species make a nearly identical noise to warn nearby birds of brood parasites, a behavior that bridges the ...

Within Australia's seemingly unforgiving but awe-inspiring desert landscape, there have been sightings of a rare, gorgeous ...

By casting your vote for Australia’s Bird of the Year, you'll discover why protecting our native birdlife matters now more ...

This iconic outback driving route that takes you through a wilderness of worn-down mountains and yawning gorges is both a physical adventure and soul-stirring experience. If you depart Kununurra at ...

A 56 million-year-old fossil bone helps explain how this (mostly) flightless family of birds spread to so many different ...

A flock of corellas explodes from the boughs of a tree as I drive into Longreach. The flashes of white against the rich blue ...

When Jennifer Barr arrives at work each morning, she goes through half-a-dozen security checkpoints, removes her clothes, and passes through two steel airlocked doors. Once inside, she changes into ...

A man spent hours stranded in the Aussie outback being ignored by passing motorists before a Good Samaritan couple pulled over to render assistance. Doreen Testa and her husband, Darryl Spicer, ...

The first Rainbow in the Outback festival has been held in Broken Hill. Performers and attendees spoke on the importance of safe queer spaces in rural areas. Broken Hill was illuminated with joy and ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It’s a heaving night in the West Australian tourist town of Broome. The weather is beginning to turn, and it is turning sticky and heavy ...