A 2010 satellite image shows dozens of golden islands covered with strange parallel lines shining among the shallow waters of a massive, half-full ephemeral lake in Australia's Great Sandy Desert.

Lake Mackay, also known by local Indigenous people as Wilkinkarra, is one of Australia's many ephemeral salt lakes — temporary bodies of water that appear only after heavy rain and flooding.

The area receives very little rain and has high radiation because of little cloud ... a popular route for exploring the ...

Model: The long-range forecasts are generated from the Australian Community Climate Earth-System Simulator–Seasonal (ACCESS ... tell you what the temperature will be tomorrow and how much rain to ...

Hiding beneath scrap metal and abandoned cars in the Australian desert, you can find an ordinary-looking ... Okay, so these tough, outback lady lizards are clearly surviving without sex – but it’s ...

Outback residents say they are frustrated with ... It coincided with the release of a report by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) showing since Rex's collapse, prices ...

The Bureau of Meteorology recorded 146 kilometre per hour gusts at the Julia Creek airport. The mayor says multiple buildings across the town have been damaged and lightning south of the town has ...

Others among Ryan’s favourite affordable red wines are an underrated shiraz that “won’t be hidden for long”. “The diversity of Australian wine and the quality of Australian wine has ...

A new species of rock skink has been discovered in central Australia by Monash University researchers. Characterized by its ...