Scientists have been stunned after an entire herd of 100-million-year-old dinosaurs was discovered in Lightning Ridge in outback Australia

Warriors from China’s world-famous Terracotta Army — which is considered the Eighth Wonder of the World — have arrived in Australia for a unique arts exhibition

Royal couple Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have proudly introduced their adorable newborn son to the Queen and revealed his unusual and bold name

Five centuries since he lived, people still can’t believe how smart inventor, artist, scientist, mathematician, thinker and tech whiz Leonardo da Vinci was

Broken Hill is usually in the news for being hot and dry, but this time it’s about something cool and damp: a special local salad invention called cheeseslaw

Soldiers on an expedition in Nepal have found and photographed large footprints in the snow they believed to belong to the Yeti, or abominable snowman

Tasmanians can claim a long list of world-changing inventions. That list now includes the kids’ birthday party classic fairy bread, just in time for the treat’s own 90th birthday party

A new 50c coin has been released in Australia and it features a historic design element never seen before to highlight the uniqueness of our country and our cultural heritage

Dai Gum Loong, 125m long and with 7000 scales, has flown to Australia to take over from an old dragon called Sun Loong that is ready to retire

Scientists have uncovered fossils of an ancient four-legged whale that walked on land and swam in the sea 43 million year ago

The much-loved, world-famous symbol of Paris has turned 130, after surviving fierce early criticism and an original plan to take it down after just 20 years

A massive, fierce dinosaur nicknamed Scotty has been dug from sandstone. Its leg bones are so big it is thought to have weighed 8800kg when it roamed the Earth

Watch out … today is April Fools’ Day and it’s the day for playing pranks on unsuspecting people. We look at why we celebrate on April 1 and some of today's best jokes

Experiments on the cells of a woolly mammoth found preserved in frozen ground has brought scientists a step closer to bringing the prehistoric creatures back to life

A Japanese woman has been honoured as the world’s oldest living person by Guinness World Records. She took time out from studying maths to celebrate by eating chocolate

Australia has won the Ashes 33 times in 137 years, yet the famous Ashes urn stays locked in a cabinet at Lord’s in London. Later this year, it will visit Australia for fans to see

Researchers from several Australian universities have determined the dingo is not a dog but a unique native species of its own

Sydney’s new international airport is being named after Nancy-Bird Walton, Australia’s first female pilot, known as the “Angel of the Outback”

February 29 is missing from this year’s calendar. We explain why and what it has to do with the Sun, the Earth and a calendar created way back in 1582

The PM has announced a massive expansion of the Snowy Hydro scheme to start within a week, promising cheaper and more reliable electricity

Scientists have discovered what could be the earliest signs of movement on Earth by a living thing, beating the previous oldest find by 1.5 billion years

It’s one of Australia’s most recognisable landmarks, but the Sydney Opera House could have looked very, very different if any of the other ideas submitted were built instead

A 4400-year-old tomb from the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt has been discovered in Egypt after 4400 years, filled with colourful statues, carved pictures and hieroglyphic writing

Two decades of restoration works have reduced the tilt on the world-famous Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, making it safe for tourists and securing its long-term future

There are ghost towns all over Australia, but one once-busy settlement is coming back to life more than 50 years after its residents fled in a hurry one hot December afternoon

With the 2018 Melbourne Cup upon us, we look back at the history of Phar Lap — one of the greatest winners of the Cup and a horse that captured the imagination of the nation

Do you think Vegemite is disgusting? The Australian favourite is one of the displays at an international museum specially for disgusting foods. 

As the world prepares to mark 100 years since the end of World War I next month, Australians are invited to collect special coins that celebrate the true spirit of the Anzacs

An ambitious project to make another Titanic is underway, with a 2022 maiden voyage announced. Would you take a ticket to travel on this replica ship?

It’s one of the most recognised buildings in the world and it just turned 45. We look at its history and how much effort goes into keeping it looking young

After its population was almost wiped out in the 1800s, no one had the answer to the question of how and why Easter Island’s giant statues were made and moved, until now. Can you guess?

Modern construction of train tunnels, stations and new public squares is helping dig up the historical past beneath our cities

Cross your eyes just a little and squint and focus on the middle of the picture and you’ll see these incredible old war scenes in 3D. Can you make this optical illusion work?

On the eve of the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s famous moon landing, a former NASA investigator is hunting for several missing lunar rocks donated to US states

A treasure trove of 5600 historic Australian coins — including silver florins and others from the 1800s — has been uncovered on a construction site

It’s International Lighthouse Weekend, a great time to learn about the important role lighthouses have played through history and today to keep sailors and ships safe

Scientists have uncovered incredibly intact pterosaur remains. It had spiky fangs and a wingspan of 1.5m. Scary! Don’t worry, it died out around 65 million years ago

Teacher finds rare fossilised teeth from 25 million-year-old prehistoric mega-shark at the beach

Champion cyclist Mark Beaumont broke the round-the-world cycling record last year by 44 days. But even he wasn’t fast enough to break the world penny farthing record

The Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre today offered the Hobart City Council the use of the city’s traditional Aboriginal name to mark National Reconciliation Week

There were only rumours that Banjo Paterson’s handwritten “Waltzing Matilda”still existed. But it’s safe and sound and Queensland’s Premier is trying to bring it home

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised to end the war and give up nuclear weapons at a historic meeting. Now the world is waiting to see if he can keep his promises for peace.

Japan's Nabi Tajima, the world’s oldest person, has died at the grand age of 117. But she’s not the only Japanese person living longer than most — take a look at the reasons why

Home phone use could be extinct in Australia in 20 years as residents switch to mobiles and internet devices

Autistic teen’s Lego Titanic replica finds a permanent home in top US museum honouring the doomed ocean liner

It’s the end of an era as CUB’s famous Clydesdale horses hang up their reins. The much-loved retiring ambassadors gave Australians 65 years of joy