Hairworms are parasites with a killing strategy so extreme it looks like mind control. After developing inside an insect host, the worm triggers behavioral changes that drive the victim toward water.

For most of my childhood and early adolescence I was caught between two worlds. I knew my paternal grandmother was Indigenous and that that inheritance, which forms part of my identity, was widely ...

Bike racing has found its greatest events and adherents in Europe. But one of the most interesting developments has been that of Australia.

The Australian sea lion’s unique breeding cycle may give sea lion mothers more time to teach their pups life skills.

A 12-year-old Australian boy was fighting for his life after suffering catastrophic injuries in a shark attack in Sydney Harbor, surviving only because his friends leaped from a cliff and dragged him ...

An Indian woman living in Australia has sparked a lively online conversation after sharing a humorous yet deeply relatable video about her life Down Under. Posted on Instagram, the clip features a ...

Welcome to the Australian Open briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories on each day of the tournament. On Day 5, the Australian Open came to life in a mad few hours, ...

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A 12-year-old boy is in critical condition after being bitten by a shark in Sydney Harbour, officials said Monday. The boy was jumping off rocks with friends near what is known as Shark Beach in the ...

An Australian boy is in a critical condition after being bitten by a shark in Sydney, authorities said on Monday (January 19), after heavy rains created ideal conditions for sharks to enter the city's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A five-metre-long spill of thick glue left a pair of thirsty magpies trapped. Source: Wildlife Rescuers A five-square-metre spill ...

Ballkids have revealed some of the little-known dangers of their role at the Australian Open, as the tournament fields its largest-ever squad. The 2026 tournament has set a record with 435 ballkids ...