The animal kingdoms of Asia and Australia are worlds apart, thanks to an invisible line that runs right between the two ...

A geological map of Australia has, however, never been issued. Such a work would be invaluable, and the materials obtained are quite sufficient to justify an attempt being made to carry it out.

Mr. Brough Smyth has deemed that it may, and accordingly he has produced the present map—the first general geological map of Australia which, so far as we are aware, has been published.

A moderately strong, 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck in Australia on Wednesday ... scientists to update the shake-severity map. Source: United States Geological Survey | Notes: Shaking categories ...

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As seen in the map above, using data from the U.S. Geological Survey, Australia benefits from a substantial mineral endowment. Australia is home to numerous deposits of rare earths like xenotime ...