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Tens of thousands of years ago the world was covered by giant animals known as megafauna, many of which are now extinct. These animals that used to be way bigger include mammoths, a giant ...

On a recent dig in the Central Queensland region of Australia, scientists uncovered something totally unexpected: a fossilized fragment from a giant lizard. While scientists have long known that giant ...

Giant kangaroos and other super-sized animals roamed alongside humans in Australia until they died out 40,000 years ago, researchers have found.

As the fourth-largest lizard on the planet, the perentie is the undisputed king of the desert. It is Australia’s answer to the Komodo dragon, a sleek, powerful predator that most Australians will only ...