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 ...

To protect Australia’s iconic animals, scientists are experimenting with vaccine implants, probiotics, tree-planting drones and solar-powered tracking tags. To protect Australia’s iconic animals, ...

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 ...

Australian authorities have sparked a backlash by killing a group of dingoes linked to the death of a young Canadian woman on an island in the country's east. The Queensland government said six wild ...

Researchers previously thought dingoes were distance cousins of domestic dogs, though still genetically similar enough to frequently breed with the wild canines, creating hybrids. However, recent ...

A video has been circulating of a woman taking a baby wombat from its mother. Here’s what experts want us to know about the dangers of interfering with wildlife, even if it seems innocuous. While ...