Getty Image While Australia is home to some of the most impressive wildlife, it is also home to a sad fact. Being in complete ...

The year 1967 was memorable for plenty of reasons. It was the year of the first human heart transplant and the moment the ...

Palorchestes azael was an unusual marsupial herbivore. It had retracted nasal bones on the skull, which means it could have had a small trunk like that of tapirs. Carli Peters of the Universidade do ...

Citizen science platforms, including iNaturalist, are leading to major new discoveries and are becoming crucial to the work ...

A plant thought extinct for 58 years has been found again in Australia after a chance upload to a citizen science mobile app.

Twelve years after Australia’s 'extinct' night parrot was rediscovered, a worrying new investigation has revealed swathes of ...

A new marsupial species closely related to the kangaroo was discovered in Australia, but it might already have gone extinct. Scientists, including those from the Curtin University, found the new ...

Koalas were officially declared endangered Friday in eastern Australia. This comes as the marsupials continue to fall prey to chlamydia and lose their habitats to land clearing and climate change.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While fictional depictions of fossil discoveries often feature ...