A rare Australian animal has been found a long way from home in a bizarre discovery made 14,00km away from its natural habitat.

As well as suffering the same range of threats facing animals worldwide, our frogs continue to battle a deadly fungal disease ...

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding ...

When miniature dachshund Valerie was captured after 529 days alone in the wilds of Australia's Kangaroo Island, experts ...

We may have gotten the evolutionary origins of the echidna backward, as new research suggests its ancestors probably lived in ...

There are several popular surfing destinations around the world that have crocodiles present in large numbers. Learn more ...

A previously unknown shark once swam around the shores of the UK more than 70 million years ago. The new species, named Pararhincodon torquis, is a distant relative of the collared carpet sharks which ...

As Columbia University observed, saving endangered species like these turtles isn't just cool, it will also help us live ...

Deep in the wilds of remote Australia, I set out on a mission to track down massive mudcrabs and uncover some of the region’s rarest wildlife. Navigating mangroves, tidal flats, and untouched ...