The Rufous scrub-bird is one of the world's oldest surviving species of songbird, but scientists believe fewer than 2,000 of the birds remain. Donning a helmet and a well-equipped harness, Dr Fernanda ...

Today, rock wallabies rarely stray far from the safety of their rocky shelters. But the fossil record tells a very different ...

Quick Take Six animal species, including the slender-billed curlew and Christmas Island shrew, were confirmed extinct in 2025 ...

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

Koalas are an endangered species. This was not always the case, as the wild, adorable marsupials were once widespread across ...

Few animals tug at Australian hearts like the koala. Yet the marsupial, once common along the eastern seaboard, was declared ...

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

After years of no sightings, “it was a fantastic surprise!” said wildlife ecologist Helena Stokes on the remarkable rediscovery.

In a cross-functional project, researchers use cutting-edge genomics to help conservationists manage Australia’s unique ...

Researchers in Sweden recovered RNA from a 130-year-old Tasmanian tiger, allowing them to identify which genes were active in its tissues before extinction.

The world still holds its secrets. Hidden under wet rocks, in the ocean’s twilight crevices, and in the minutiae of the ...