A shark fatally mauled a man in his 50s at a beach near Sydney, Australia, and area beaches were closed on Saturday as drones searched for the predator, authorities said. Emergency crews were ...

A popular Sydney beach has been quietly closed to swimmers over fears the water contains 'forever chemicals' that can cause ...

Officials said that Australian authorities deployed drones and helicopters to monitor the waters surrounding a popular Sydney Beach after a great-white shark killed a surfer on Saturday. The two ...

Tower Beach, next to Sydney Airport in Botany Bay, remains in regular use although it has been known by authorities for years to be contaminated with toxic PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonate) chemicals.

The seal also known as Arctocephalus tropicalis is a rare visitor to the Australian mainland, living far south of Tasmania at places like Macquarie island. Usually only one per year is sighted in ...