Researchers in Australia found an endangered species of lamprey far outside its usual range and hope this could help them better understand how to protect it.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here are some fun facts about Australia. Pictured: an aerial shot of the Sydney Opera House. Australia is a continent renowned for ...

These slow-moving, eucalyptus-eating marsupials native to Australia are beloved for their sweet demeanors and distinctly non-human adorableness. However, koalas do share one feature in common with ...

Every year on October 22, World Wombat Day is celebrated to honour one of Australia’s most fascinating native animals, the wombat. These sturdy, burrowing marsupials may not be as famous as kangaroos ...

Wildlife crime may sound like something that happens far away in dense jungles or on the high seas, but it is an increasingly ...

Senior Lecturer, Critical and Theoretical Studies, Victorian College of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, The University of Melbourne In 1772, Joseph Banks commissioned the foremost painter of ...