Humans are causing enormous damage to the Earth, and about 1 million plant and animal species are now at risk of extinction.

Thanks to the ongoing efforts of conservationists, a small marsupial species called the brush-tailed bettong is bouncing back ...

The brush-tailed bettong once inhabited most of Australia, but these days it lives in a tiny fraction of its former range.

A number of animals, plants and an entire ecosystem were added to Australia's extinction watch list in 2024. We look at the ...

Australia is home to some of the most rare animals in the world, with nearly 80% of plants, mammals, reptiles, and frogs ...

Colossal Biosciences, which aims to revive extinct species, announced it has raised an additional $200 million. Critics say ...

The hunt is on for a rare lizard not seen in over 30 years. Found only in one part of regional Australia, residents are being ...

Australia, one of the 17 megadiverse countries on the planet (see definition at the end of the article), faces a major ...

Brush-tailed bettongs once inhabited more than 60% of mainland Australia, but the species’ population size shrank by 90% ...

A new study has cast light on the extinction of many of Australia’s kangaroos, challenging beliefs that the world’s changing ...