Australia is the most notorious country on Earth for deadly wildlife. The red continent is thick with venomous snakes and spiders, toothy sharks and crocodiles, baby-eating dingoes, and the cassowary ...

Here's the thing. When you think of dangerous Australian animals, your mind probably conjures up images of massive saltwater crocodiles, venomous snakes coiled in the grass, or those infamous ...

This video analyzes Australia’s wildlife by comparing it directly with animals from other parts of the world. Each segment ...

Australia’s landscapes are full of beauty, but they’re also home to animals with reputations few places can match. Some carry venom strong enough to shut down the body before help arrives, and others ...

"Most people, including Australians, don’t know about most mammals in Australia," says Jack Ashby, author of the new book Platypus Matters . Reading time 5 minutes Eighty-six years ago today, the last ...

Animal law is a growing area of study and practice because of the many ways in which nonhuman animals (animals) are used in a wide variety of venues. Globally, nonhumans, including fully sentient ...

You might think evolution is glacially slow. At a species level, that's true. But evolution happens every time organisms produce offspring. The everyday mixing of genes—combined with mutations—throws ...

A trail camera at a national park in Australia filmed a spotted-tailed quoll meeting two rock-wallabies, a “rarely documented” encounter. Screengrab from NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service's ...