New research on the feeding habits of the desert rat-kangaroo could help locate the possibly extinct species, with ...

A native fish once thought to be extinct is thriving after being released back in Victorian waterways thanks to a successful breeding program backed ...

For nearly a century, the Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, has been considered lost to history—a victim of hunting, habitat ...

Rapid Species Decline Climate change is causing a dramatic decline in species across the globe. Scientists estimate that the ...

The night parrot, presumed extinct, has been sighted in Australia after decades. Conservationists are ecstatic as Indigenous ...

Gilbert's potoroo, a rare marsupial once thought to be extinct, is showing signs of recovery after a 30-year conservation ...

Scientists found that forests did not recover quickly after Earth’s worst extinction. Instead, plant life changed in phases.

Scientists have uncovered how plants responded to catastrophic climate changes 250 million years ago. Their findings reveal the long, drawn-out process of ecosystem recovery following one of the most ...

Australia has some of the most diverse plants and animals in the world. Overnight, 21 of those species were added to the ...

The great auk was a large seabird of the family Alcidae, a group which includes the razorbill, guillemot and puffin, breeding ...

“Quintessentially Aussie” is how visitors often describe the Murray-Darling Basin where gnarled trees and native grasses ...