Its vast, barren settings evoke awe, showing the beauty of the Australian deserts. The unique ecosystem and minimal vegetation there prove life’s resilience in extreme conditions. This desert ...

off Australia’s western coast. “Our isolated fauna had simply not been exposed to these predators,” says Reece Pedler, an ecologist with the Wild Deserts conservation program. Now Wild ...

Large new areas of desert and arid areas are likely to ... new reserves would preserve a representative sample of Australia’s ecosystems. Since then, conservation efforts have largely not ...

Speaking from Sydney to Srijana Mitra Das at Times Evoke, McCurry explains his new find which shows climate — and change: Can you describe your work? I am a palaeontologist — we study ancient animals ...

"This discovery opens new avenues for understanding the evolutionary history of Australia's freshwater fish species and ancient ecosystems." Fossilization is an intense process that often involves ...