Five Australian marsupials have been declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The ...

In 1938, zoologist Ellis Le Geyt Troughton mourned that Australia's "gentle and specialized creatures" were "unable to cope with changed conditions and introduced enemies." The role of these "enemies" ...

The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has now been found in a second state, South Australia, after earlier being identified in Western Australia. Authorities have confirmed three seabirds have died of ...

"Most people, including Australians, don’t know about most mammals in Australia," says Jack Ashby, author of the new book Platypus Matters . Reading time 5 minutes Eighty-six years ago today, the last ...

Ever seen a cave cricket? Australia now has three new species of these spindly, spider‑like creatures. When you picture a ...

A new marsupial species belonging to what scientists call the world’s “cutest and fiercest” mammal group has been discovered in Australia. Planigale petrophila is named after the rocky slopes of the ...

Australia is home to unusual mammals not found anywhere else – consider the platypus, Tasmanian devil or the red kangaroo. But did you know our understanding of this continent’s incredible mammalian ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Bird populations in mainland Australia have proved ...

Australia is home to more than 60 species of carnivorous marsupials in the family Dasyuridae. Almost a quarter of those have only been scientifically recognized in the past 25 years. Other than the ...

Karenia cristata, a rare type of microscopic algae that produces toxins that harm nerve cells, can be lethal at very low ...