Scientists this week published information on an unprecedented case in Australia, where they found and extracted a live parasitic worm from the brain of a woman in Canberra.

The Mallee region in Victoria, Australia is home to a group of four lakes which turn a glowing pink after rain falls. This is because they contain red algae which give the water the unusual colour.

A rare "walking" handfish which is native only to Australia has been spotted for the first time in 22 years off the Tasmanian coast. The pink handfish ... was a shallow water species that lived ...