When one company proclaimed it had brought back the dire wolf, the response was joyous. But de-extinction remains a dangerous ...

There are many species that were introduced to Australia that have now become invasive pests. Here are 9 problematic introduced species.

What is iNaturalist? The citizen science app playing an unlikely role in Erin Patterson’s mushroom murder tria ...

New fossil evidence suggests echidnas evolved from a water-dwelling ancestor, not a land-based one. The bone structure ...

Tiny Woylies are critically endangered throughout Western Australia. This AI-trained model could be the key to keeping the ...

The southern corroboree frog is an iconic species in Australia. The tiny frog is known for the striking yellow and black ...

As part of a program run by Zoos Victoria in Australia, Daisy and her canine teammate, Kip, have been on a mission to locate ...

Analysis of the fossil suggests that the only two egg-laying mammals, platypuses and land-based echidnas, both descended from ...

We associate animals with the places where they originate, but sometimes it’s their new homes where they really thrive.

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding ...

We may have gotten the evolutionary origins of the echidna backward, as new research suggests its ancestors probably lived in ...

Australia's freshwater turtles are under threat, but local conservationists are working to help them make a comeback.