An Australian livestock industry body said on Tuesday it had abandoned its goal to make the sector, a significant emitter of ...

Australia is home to more than 60 species of carnivorous marsupials in the family Dasyuridae. Almost a quarter of those have ...

On Rottnest Island, the quokka — a marsupial that's gone viral for its 'smile' — is thriving thanks to selfie-seeking ...

Archaeologists have unearthed what could be the world's oldest boomerang in a Polish cave, fashioned from a mammoth tusk. The ...

Researchers have found 20 previously unknown viruses in bat kidneys from China’s Yunnan province. Two of these viruses bear a ...

See how opossum moms support their joeys through every stage of life with strength, care, and an incredible maternal instinct ...

While bluebottles are highly poisonous, understanding Portuguese Man O’ War biodiversity helps protect beachgoers and surfers ...

But surface resemblance does not necessarily imply the same underlying mechanisms. If animals have more language-like capacities ... Media ownership in Australia is one of the most concentrated in the ...

“Fossils deposited in hot, dry and arid places, such as large parts of Australia, lose their collagen very early…. The major challenge [has been] discovering bones that contain [enough] collagen to ...

The platypus stands as one of nature’s most peculiar anomalies – a mammal that defies classification by laying eggs rather than giving birth to live young. This semi-aquatic marvel, native exclusively ...

Penguin. Image by Unsplash. Gentoo and Adelie penguins engage in a courtship ritual that bears a striking resemblance to human gift-giving traditions. Male penguins search for perfect pebbles—small, ...