Australia has an overpopulation problem with the cane toad, an alien species that sugar farmers introduced 75 years ago to control pests. Researchers have discovered a new weapon to use against the ...

(CNN) — The number of people stung by red fire ants in Australia has increased significantly in past weeks, with 23 people requiring hospital treatment since the beginning of March, according to ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — An environmental group has issued a warning about the invasive threat posed by fire ants, which have been documented forming “rafts” in floodwaters to access new territory amid ...

Researchers found Camponotus thadeus, the “punk ant,” on a mountain and took the first live photographs of the insect. Photo shows a representative area of Queensland. Photo from Donovan Simpkin via ...

(CNN) — Red fire ants are forming rafts to travel on flood waters in the northeastern Australian state of Queensland, with the extreme weather threatening a countrywide spread of the highly invasive ...

Australia can bring to mind a wild menagerie of venomous creatures, giant snakes, and fist-sized spiders. For Melissa McCarthy, that reputation isn't unearned. Appearing on Thursday's episode of Live ...