Footage has provided Sydney researchers with the first evidence of a native rakali rat attacking an introduced rat species – the black rat.

Insects play a vital role in maintaining food supplies and economies around the world. Insects pollinate crops, make soil ...

Over the past 100,000 years, Australia and New Guinea's large animal communities have been disrupted by extinctions and ...

An introduced black rat scratches through leaf litter, looking for food. Nearby, a native water rat watches on, its beady ...

Echidnas are quill-covered mammals that are native to Australia and New Guinea. They lay eggs like their platypus cousins, ...

Everyone knows lions roam African plains, while kangaroos bounce through Australia. But now and then, an animal pops up in a ...

The storm impacted 45,000 hectares across the Wombat State Forest and resulted in a vast amount of fallen trees.A mix of ...

The Los Angeles Zoo has welcomed two new Tasmanian devils to the family this month. The zoo said for the first time in five ...

It’s certainly a disaster with 14,000 dead animals found on beaches, but its natural disaster status is in dispute.

This species is native to the western Pacific Ocean but has invaded new areas by hitching rides in the ballast water of cargo ships.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has toured a panda breeding facility in the final stages of an extended state ...