In a case that shocked the world, two young English boys were charged on February 20, 1993, with the abduction and murder of two-year-old James Bulger from a shopping centre in Liverpool.
Researchers have cracked one of the mysteries hidden within a Roman egg, discovering that it still contains its liquid almost two millennia after it was first laid.
For the first time since his death in 1882, Charles Darwin's impressive library has been virtually reassembled to reveal the multitude of books, pamphlets and journals cited and read by the influential naturalist.
Today is 70 years since Queen Elizabeth II visited Australia for the first time. The young Queen, who had been on the throne for two years, was the first reigning British monarch to visit Australia - and remains the only one to do so.
On January 18, 1977, a crowded commuter train travelling to Sydney derailed, killing 83 people and triggering a massive rescue effort to free trapped passengers.
A new exhibition shows off the journey of the photograph in Australia. Called Shot, it delves into the NSW State Library's collection of two million images and delivers a visual feast of 400 captivating moments between 1845 and 2022, many displayed for the first time. It's on until 3 November 2024.
Australian researchers have helped solve a long-standing scientific mystery surrounding the world's largest-ever primate more than 200,000 years after it became extinct.
The postcard was written and posted by a bloke named Barry from Dawes Point in Sydney, on August 27, 1981, not arriving at its final location until 2023.
From the decision to beatify an entire family, to the declaration an unbaptised baby was baptised in its "mother's blood", it's a move without precedent in the history of the Church.
Surviving battering storms and challenges to Sealand's sovereignty in international waters since 1966, an intriguing legend tells of how one family repelled the clutches of a powerful neighbouring empire.
Decades before the internet and smart devices, when there were fixed, wired telephones, it was a huge and time-consuming task to keep Australian homes and businesses connected.