Australia is not only the smallest continent but also Earth's largest island. But the land Down Under wasn't always so isolated; it was once part of a bigger supercontinent. So when did Australia ...

Our planet does some weird stuff that escapes our notice simply because of scale. The Earth spins faster during an El Niño year—or after some earthquakes—but we’re never going to miss a millisecond ...

Australia might not be as far away as it used to be because the entire continent has moved 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) since 1994, according to Reuters. How did this happen? Tectonic shifts are the reason.

Han and his colleagues wanted to get a better handle on how Australia moves with the motion of water in and around the continent. Though Earth looks like a sphere, it's actually a little lopsided, ...

New Delhi: Australia may look like a stable landmass, but it's gradually inching northward toward Asia at an unexpected pace. In a concerning revelation, scientists have reported that the continent is ...

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The size of the first population of people needed to arrive, survive, and thrive in what is now Australia is revealed in two studies published today. It took more than 1,000 people to form a viable ...

Above: A bushfire burns behind a property in Balmoral, abut 90 miles (150 kilometers) southwest of Sydney on Thursday, December 19, 2019. A state of emergency was declared in Australia's most ...

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The continent of Australia tilts and shifts a visible amount as the seasons change, new research suggests. The continental wiggle occurs because of seasonal movement of water around the globe, the ...