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 ...

This year's fire season in Australia feels unpredictable. One week brings torrential rain, the next a burst of heat, followed by a sharp cold snap.

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 ...

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 ...

For the third time since the start of Australia's fire season, a state of emergency has been declared in the Australian state of New South Wales due to fires that are burning out of control. The ...

Learn more about the history of trading water in Australia’s three markets in this infographic. Australia boasts the world’s only large-scale system of water-rights trading, concentrated into three ...