australia

Photo credit: Canva – An image of a great glider

Animals, Nature

Ecologist ‘bursts into tears’ seeing endangered gliders using replacement nests

Annie Reneau

6/6/2026
John Harkes at the Summer of '94 Community Event.

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Culture, Skills

The best coaches don’t give you the answers. They make you find them yourself. Just ask the 1994 U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team.

Kylee Van Dillen

5/22/2026
Photo credit: via Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels and Ethan Brooke/Pexels – A woman is shocked to learn that her name means something totally different in Australia.

Culture, Pop Culture

American woman moves to Australia and discovers embarrassing double-meaning of her name

Tod Perry

4/20/2026
Photo credit: Eva Rinaldi/Wikipedia, Canva – Australians do love their baked beans, don't they?

Celebrity, Pop Culture

Margot Robbie reveals her ‘bogan nacho’ recipe, and people are totally onboard

Heather Wake

2/12/2026
Photo credit: Canva – Rescue team on the shore.

Heroes, Joy

Brave 13-year-old swam 2.5 miles to shore, battling 4 hours to save his family swept out to sea

Emily Shiffer

2/8/2026
Photo credit: Photo by Brett Wharton on Unsplash – Delicious bowls of food from different parts of the world.

Community, Joy

People from outside America share the ‘most common childhood meal’ from where they grew up

Cecily Knobler

2/3/2026
Photo credit: Photo Credit: Canva, Wiki Commons – Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie in the 1970s.

Music, Pop Culture

In a 1977 clip, Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie nail a sexist question about being ‘pretty faces’

Cecily Knobler

1/16/2026
Stephen Callaghan and his letter

Family, Parenting, Uncategorized

A dad’s hilarious ‘time-travel’ letter to school asks them to explain field trip fiasco

Upworthy Staff

8/29/2025
Photo credit: via BiancaMcIntyre.com and Canva/Photos – Brian a McIntyre and a man who doesn't understand women with autism.

Health, Mental Health

Woman shares why being ‘conventionally attractive’ and autistic is ‘jarring’ and scary

Tod Perry

3/21/2025
Photo credit: via Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels and Ethan Brooke/Pexels – A woman is shocked to learn that her name means something totally different in Australia.

Humor, Joy, Popular

American woman forced to change her name after learning what it means in Australia

Tod Perry

3/4/2025
Photo credit: Mark Gillow/Flickr – Greater gliders are endangered in Australia and rely on old-growth tree hollows to make their nests.

Animals, Popular, Science

Ecologist ‘burst into tears’ seeing endangered gliders using boxes designed to save them

Annie Reneau

3/3/2025
Photo credit: via Business Insider Science/YouTube. – A map of the United States post land-ice melt.

Climate Change, Popular, Science

What will Earth look like if all its land ice melts? Here’s your answer.

Upworthy Staff

2/27/2025
Photo credit: via Vanessa Hernandez/Flickr – An abundance of food taken from a dumpster.

Heroes, Joy

Woman who gets all her food from supermarket dumpsters only spends $100 a year on groceries

Tod Perry

1/28/2025
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Education, More, Popular, Schools

A dad’s hilarious letter to school asks them to explain why they’re living in 1968

Upworthy Staff

1/15/2025
Photo credit: via Canva – A man holding a huge check.

Health, Mental Health, Popular

Man whose family won the lottery describes the strange part about becoming rich overnight

Tod Perry

1/10/2025
Photo credit: Photo courtesy of Remembering Holly Butcher/Facebook used with permission. – Holly Butcher left behind her best life advice before she passed away at 27.

Health, Mental Health, Popular

27-year-old who died of cancer left behind final advice that left the internet in tears

Upworthy Staff

10/28/2024