A velvet ant bite like “hot oil from the deep fryer” delivers an array of peptides that inflicts pain on insects and mammals alike.

While people pay good money to get rid of cockroaches and other creepy-crawlies, Kris Messenger has dedicated her life to ...

The robust black house spider is primarily found in Australia but has also been spotted ... they are only second to the giant huntsman spider. The goliath birdeater's diet consists mainly of ...

Hemsworth, a colossal funnel-web spider recently donated to the Australian Reptile Park, could make significant contributions to the park's life-saving venom-milking program, keepers say.

Followed categories will be added to My News. Using a tractor, the 27-year-old engineering graduate mowed a giant Australian coat of arms into his grain paddock off the Thiele Highway. Spanning ...

Melbourne (AFP) – Giant-killing Jakub Mensik's Australian Open ended Friday at the hands of Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina as the 19-year-old Czech crashed out in five gruelling sets.

In a heartwarming gesture of goodwill, Xing Qiu and Yi Lan, a pair of China's beloved giant pandas, widely known as a ...

SYDNEY – Australia’s biggest listed casino operator, Star Entertainment Group, once had it all. Its gaming licences stretched out for centuries. The domestic market was home to the planet’s ...

Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley has approved the construction of a statue to honor 10-time champion Novak Djokovic at Melbourne Park. The Serbian superstar put on an impressive ...