Scientists have discovered mosquitoes can act like tiny "flying wildlife surveyors," helping researchers detect elusive and ...

Adelaide, Australia: This "convention" of feral rabbits is a common sight in the "Outback" frontier country near Adelaide, South Australia. How does domestication change wild animals? When ...

See some darling—and some dangerous—animals in images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest ...

Despite its widespread biodiversity, Australia holds an unenviable record when it comes to wildlife: the highest mammalian ...

The planet has seen a number of devastating fires in recent years. From California to Canada, Thailand, and Algeria, no part of the world is immune to massive fires. As less rain and hotter ...

According to onlookers, the possum stayed among the soft toys for a short while before venturing out of the shop and into the ...

This research project was funded by the Australian government via a Bushfire Recovery Grant from the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources. It was conducted in partnership with the ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — On shelves crammed with cuddly toy animals in an Australian airport gift shop, one fluffy possum stood out: its big brown eyes were moving. A browsing passenger first spotted a ...