This story appears in the June 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine ... at the wild edge of Australia’s Northern Territory. Terrence Gaypalwani stands at the bow, feet spread for balance ...

A slightly smaller stingray found in rivers in northern Australia was previously considered a regional subpopulation of the giant freshwater stingray. In 2008 it was classified as its own species ...

Based on the known fossil record, scientists believed that the ancestors of mammals alive today emerged in the north, and then migrated south, all the way to Antarctica and Australia, as land ...

Skywatchers across the world will witness the first total lunar eclipse in three years. Here’s who will have the best ...

Red kangaroos thrive in arid grasslands like these in Sturt National Park. Australia is home to 25 ... in the February 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. A mother kangaroo and her joey ...

Working with a hostile climate and poor soils, agriculture consumes around 70% of Australia’s water footprint. However, the 2004 National Water Initiative committed state governments to more ...