I was home, sick, and I had gotten up at about 7 a.m., which is late for me. Feeling somewhat dejected, I was sitting at the ...

And now for something completely different. It was so surprisingly warm last Friday that our hopes for a white Christmas seemed to be blown to smithereens. I was home sick and I had gotten up at about ...

The woylie, also known as the brush-tailed bettong, once roamed across much of Western Australia. Like kangaroos, the hopping ...

The world has some of the most unique species of animals, but Australia may take the top prize. It is cut off from the rest ...

The other day, a family in Sydney, Australia, was carrying their artificial Christmas tree in from the garage when they ...

Researchers have uncovered genetic elements that drive the rapid development of marsupials’ facial features. The study in fat-tailed dunnarts, native to Australia, is published today in eLife as the ...

An endangered species was reintroduced to Western Australia. Now the animals are welcoming grandchildren. Screengrab from Australian Wildlife Conservancy’s video In the arid landscape of Western ...

Now’s the time of year people might glimpse an opossum along roadsides, scurrying past campsites or through backyards searching for food and possibly carrying a young brood of babies. These ...