Here's the thing. When you think of dangerous Australian animals, your mind probably conjures up images of massive saltwater crocodiles, venomous snakes coiled in the grass, or those infamous ...

Recent analysis of two fossils from Australia, estimated to be about 50,000 years old, suggests that Australia’s First Peoples valued big animals for their fossils as well as for their meat, ...

Imagine feeling like an elephant is sitting on your chest, you can't breathe, there's a sense of impending doom and the pain is so intense you want to die. You've just been stung by a tiny Irukandji ...

From brightly colored birds to the much-loved sugar glider, Australia's native animals are a sight to behold. The island ...

Fossils reveal that there were at least two kinds of koala when humans first arrived in Australia, but one died out about ...

Humans are quite good at eradicating unwanted species when they set their mind to it. Sometimes, they do it without even trying. But, every once in a while, an animal proves more wily than anticipated ...

MELBOURNE, July 19 (Reuters) - Australia has lost more mammal species than any other continent and has one of the worst rates of species decline among the world's richest countries, a five-yearly ...

Museum drawers have revealed the fossilised remains of extinct giant echidnas, some as large as dogs. These discoveries shed ...