The platypus is one of evolution's lovable, oddball animals. The creature seems to defy well-understood rules of biology by ...

Search animals are assets in endangered species research. Their sense of smell — up to 100,000 times better than a human's — ...

In 2025, the world marked another sad milestone in the ongoing loss of biodiversity: multiple species long missing from their ...

These "total monsters of fishes" are extinct today, though new clues about their lives come from CT scans and their closest ...

Australian Shepherds, known for their high energy and intelligence, often present unique training challenges. These dogs have strong herding instincts, and without proper mental stimulation, they can ...

In his new National Geographic series Pole to Pole, the actor ventures deep into the Amazon in search of creatures whose ...

Sanctuary Manager Nick Stock spotted an isolated rocky outcrop from a helicopter overhead, and on a hunch laid down a single ...

Australia is baking through another extreme heat wave, with temperatures forecast to reach above 45°C for multiple days in a ...

Dec. 23 (UPI) --An Australian angler spotted what he initially thought to be a massive trout and ended up capturing video of something even stranger: a pink platypus. Victoria resident Cody Stylianou ...

Dec. 17 (UPI) --A bus driver in Brisbane, Australia, spotted a koala darting through traffic on a busy road and brought the animal aboard the vehicle to wait for rescuers. Koala Rescue Brisbane South ...

Researchers analyzing ancient fossils from caves across Western Australia have uncovered a completely new species of bettong along with two new woylie subspecies—remarkable finds made bittersweet by ...