Despite studying the animal for years, Nathan Clark has never laid eyes on an Australian marsupial mole. Spotted only five to ...

Australia is home to some of the most rare animals in the world, with nearly 80% of plants, mammals, reptiles, and frogs ...

Yet in the not-so-distant past, Shapiro didn’t see why the dodo needed to make a comeback. Like many skeptics of the idea of ...

Last month, a Melbourne, Australia resident named Ayesha noticed her dog was barking up at her window. Following her dog’s ...

The brush-tailed bettong once inhabited most of Australia, but these days it lives in a tiny fraction of its former range.

Genetic analyses have solved the riddle of where a marsupial mole fits on the tree of life: It’s a cousin to bilbies, bandicoots and Tasmanian devils.

Hidden beneath the dunes, a mysterious creature glides through the sand. This is not one of the giant worms of Arrakis in ...

A new study has cast light on the extinction of many of Australia’s kangaroos, challenging beliefs that the world’s changing ...

Other genetic solutions are in development. Tadpole cannibalism has inspired a team at Macquarie University to engineer “Peter Pan” tadpoles, so called because the genes which allow them to grow up ...

With their adorable smiles and cheeky disposition, Australia’s super cute quokkas are known as the ‘happiest animal in the ...

Some animals are incredible sleepers, spending much of their day resting to conserve energy. These creatures have adapted to long naps for survival and efficiency.

Twice as much bushland home to threatened species was rubber-stamped for land-clearing by the federal government in 2024 ...