A rare map of Australia from the 17th century —before Europeans had fully explored the continent —resurfaced after 350 years. Now, it's finally been restored and put on public display in Australia's ...

A crumbling 17th century map of Australia—sketched more than 100 years before James Cook made his famed voyage to the continent—has been restored after a painstaking conservation project. And as Karen ...

Australia's extensive road network would theoretically be perfect for self-driving cars. But there is one major problem: Tectonic movements have pushed the continent five feet away from where it used ...

Australia's cheapest major city is a long way from anywhere - inspiring an upside down map of the nation which has divided opinion. Darwin, Australia's most affordable capital city in the tropical Top ...

A map of the many fires currently burning through Australia show much of the country is surrounded by flames Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE. He started at ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. For its current blockbuster exhibition, Mapping our World: Terra Incognita to Australia, the National Library has spared no effort in ...

Swaths of Australia are burning. Extreme heat and a prolonged drought have fueled large-scale fires across the continent. The fires have killed at least 17 people, including eight who have died since ...

Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 79, No. 4 (Nov. 15, 1938), pp. 649-679 (39 pages) The political structure of the Australian aborigines is characterized by extreme simplicity.

The size of the wildfires would cover a large portion of the United States. The raging fires in Australia have burned over 12.35 million acres of land -- with at least 24 people killed and more than 2 ...