A derecho is an extremely powerful, fast-moving storm system often called a ‘land hurricane’ due to its hurricane-like winds, destructive force, and massive size. Unlike hurricanes, derechos form over ...

An asteroid large enough to potentially devastate a city is now deemed significantly less likely to collide with Earth in ...

Five dinosaur specimens discovered near Australia’s south-eastern coast have shed light on the region’s Cretaceous predators.

DINOSAUR hunters have made a spectacular discovery which sheds new light on a giant “mega raptor” that stalked the Earth 120 million years ago. Palaeontologists in Australia came ...

Sea ice refers to the free-floating ice in the polar regions. While it generally expands during the winter and melts in the ...

Giant 20-foot-long raptor dinosaurs once roamed Australia, according to a new study that could rewrite the evolutionary ...

This week scientists published a paper in the journal Ecology and Evolution that maps sightings of newborn whale sharks, ...

SYDNEY, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Australian paleontologists have discovered the first fossil evidence of a predatory dinosaur species that roamed the continent over 100 million years ago.

Step out onto a frozen landscape with New Zealand researchers investigating the future of Antarctica. Wild Sounds is RNZ's new podcast feed dedicated to incredible natural science stories from New ...

Authorities urge tourists to keep a safe distance from Mount Etna’s lava flows after its latest eruption, warning of sudden ...

Each winter the sea ice that forms around Antarctica effectively doubles the size of this massive continent. It’s one of the biggest annual global changes. It reflects sunlight, drives ocean currents ...

Fossils of the world’s oldest megaraptorid and the first-ever carcharodontosaurs in Australia have been discovered, ...