The chance discovery of a long-forgotten tray of fossils in the collections of the Australian Museum has highlighted a previously unknown “Age of Monotremes” that thrived while dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
As one of our most elusive birds, the endangered Australian painted-snipe is a must-see on every serious birdwatcher’s list.
A new study has found wildlife use wombat burrows for vital shelter, food and even drinking water, during and after a bushfire.
The call of a tiny, desert-dwelling frog named the Tanami toadlet (Uperoleia micromeles) has been recorded for the first time.
Meet the Aussie beekeepers giving back after their revolutionary hive design caused a buzz in apiaries worldwide.
It’s one of nature’s strangest mysteries that has baffled humans for millennia.
Researchers have found pesticides in a third of the Australian frogs that were tested.
Join the frontline of a wildlife emergency that has left specialist flying-fox carers reeling.
This charismatic little specialist termite eater is one of Australia’s most unusual and endearing marsupials.
Native wasps have some creepy – but fascinating – habits to ensure their survival.