Coober Pedy, a remote town in the Australian desert, exemplifies human ingenuity and resilience with its population of over 1,700 residents. Rather than conventional architecture, the community has ...

A journey through Central Australia leads to Coober Pedy, the opal mining town where homes and shops are carved into the ...

They uncovered more than 60 fossils in the mine. They were displayed there for a few years before Foster brought them to the Australian Opal Centre.

An opal mine near Lightning Ridge, Australia on February 17, 2006. Fairfax Media/Fairfax Media via Getty Images ...

A toe bone of Fostoria, preserved in opal. (Photo by Robert A. Smith, courtesy Australian Opal Centre) In another project, paleontologists recently discovered a new spike-armored dinosaur in Texas.

One of Australia’s truly unique stays – an opal mine-turned motel featuring glistening specks of opal in its walls – could be ...

As reported in The Australian, paleontologists recovered the opal-encrusted fossils in 1984 after being alerted to their presence by an opal miner, Robert Foster, who was working 10 meters (33 ...

The natural beauty and rising popularity of opal jewellery were recently on display in Queensland at the Australian Opal ...

Coober Pedy is a small town in the southern Australian outback over 800km from the nearest city. In the summer, the heat can climb to 45ºC, leaving the entire area hot and desolate, and for most ...