The study is a fascinating and encouraging reminder of that most beloved and quotable parable in biology: that life, uh, ...

The first is what we generally call a woylie: Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi, a living species found in Western Australia. The ...

Habitat loss, disease, and climate change are driving koalas toward extinction. Learn what’s threatening them and how to help ...

New marsupial species discovered in Australia could already be extinct - Examining fossils alongside genetic tools can offer ...

Australia’s elusive night parrot has been listed as critically endangered, the most severe classification before a species is ...

Described as ferocious-looking yet placid, the number of grey nurse sharks along Australia's east coast is on the rise.

A drone pilot in Australia recently captured footage of a highly elusive sea creature on the hunt. The incident took place off the coast of Magnetic Island, located a few miles offshore from mainland ...

It appears in satellite pictures like great blotches of blue and green ink; swirling, spreading, sinking into parchment paper. In Australia’s arid center, those blotches represent a new inland sea, ...