Islands are famous for producing some of the world's strangest creatures, and now a new international study shows that the ...

Researchers and volunteers in Texas documented birds of different species preening one another. Experts say the behavior may be more common than documented.

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An Aussie school has roped off its popular playground after a student made an incredible discovery in the sand. The play area will be out of bounds for at least a month while a hard-to-spot native ...

A rare and elusive bird has been spotted in central Australia for the first time, thrilling birdwatchers and researchers ...

In early January, authorities from South Australia's Department of Primary Industries took to the streets of Adelaide on the hunt for a suspicious individual.

In 1935, native beetles were wreaking havoc on Australia’s sugar cane crops in Queensland. The beetle larvae lived in the soil and chewed on sugarcane roots, stunting growth or killing the plants.

Until now the behavior had been undocumented in the species, but recent research has also revealed that more birds of prey ...

Humans are making the world’s wildlife dangerously 'samey'. Some scientists have a word for this reshuffling of life: the ...

In 1935, native beetles were wreaking havoc on Australia’s sugar cane crops in Queensland. The beetle larvae lived in the ...

Up to 50 percent of species—which included 12 bird species and 4 frog species—on Aotearoa’s North Island went extinct before ...