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" ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

While birds are the most likely victims of the deadly strain of bird flu, researchers are also sounding the alarm for native mammals and marsupial species. These are some of the steps being taken to ...

The collection of mammals now found in Australia is the most unusual and diverse group of mammals found anywhere on Earth. Contrary to the popular conception, half of the mammals native to Australia ...