In Australia, unique species abound – from koalas and kangaroos to wombats and emus. Now, the western laughing frog and a spider named for Tom Hardy are among the 750 new species recognized on the ...

Australia is the most notorious country on Earth for deadly wildlife. The red continent is thick with venomous snakes and spiders, toothy sharks and crocodiles, baby-eating dingoes, and the cassowary ...

If Australia is renowned for one thing, it's the proportion of highly dangerous animals that populate the continent. The three most venomous snakes in the world are from Australia (with a few others ...

Taronga Zoo has successfully bred native Australian animals for years — but it now has a vision on how to re-establish their ...

What do Australia’s new nature laws mean for native forests? The reforms closed a loophole that stopped legal scrutiny of ...

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, ...

Discover unique animals that start with N. From the Unicorn of the Sea to the rare Numbat, explore this list of 11 ...

This little central bearded dragon and hundreds of species like him could be the key to saving Australia's native fauna and habitats — and combat reptile smuggling. There are 98 species in South ...

Vanesa De Pietri receives funding from the the Royal Society Te Apārangi Marsden Fund. Paul Scofield receives funding from the Royal Society of New Zealand. Trevor H. Worthy received funding from the ...