Claxton, Norfolk: Suddenly a bird flickers outward, wings unfurled in clean lines, tail splayed split-second, before it dives for the latticed purdah of the bush interior

These curious creatures have made coral reefs their home, but a recent decline of sea snakes off the coast of Western Australia has researchers worried.

The 1971 Oval Test was a historic one and memorable because of a sleepy captain and a pachyderm named Bella

MIAMI _ What started out as a straightforward genetic study of Florida's invasive python population has turned up a surprising plot twist: a small number of crossbred Burmese and Indian pythons with the potential to become a kind of Everglades super snake.

When you think of your favourite kids' book, are there any female characters in it at all? We read the top 100 picture books to see exactly who was in them.

An Australian mum got the fright of her life this week when she was out bushwalking with her young family.Stacee Chapman and her partner Jake took their 16-month-old twins for a wander in the sunshine at Kings Billabong near Mildura...