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An extinct koala species has been discovered in Western Australia. Climate change 28,000 years ago erased its habitat.

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Six species of North American bats glow under ultraviolet lighting, according to a new study. Researchers don’t know why certain mammals exhibit this odd trait.

Australia doesn’t have any ‘kill sites’. In fact, there’s no hard evidence people hunted the megafauna.

Stop Forced Redundancies at QUT's Faculty of Science

A case of mistaken identity has hampered efforts to save the woylie, one of Australia’s most endangered marsupials.

Hidden in the long-forgotten personal archives of a 20th-century anatomist was a pair of images depicting an extinct species of bandicoot with an unusual butterfly pattern and aggressive streak.

We simply don’t know even a fraction of what is in them

Scientists have discovered that the kultarr – one of Australia’s most elusive marsupials – is actually three different species.

Conservation is impossible if we have not described all of the species we aim to conserve. This paper reviews the taxonomy of the kultarr (Antechinomys laniger) a small arid-zone specialist native to....

Why are so many of Australia’s unique animals now under threat of extinction?

Abstract. Understanding genetic relationships within species is essential for identifying distinct genetic lineages and informing conservation strategies,

After combing through museum collections, our team of researchers found a whopping 125 fluorescent mammal species – from polar bears and dolphins, to leopards, zebras and wombats.

Mammalian fluorescence has been reported from numerous species of monotreme, marsupial and placental mammal. However, it is unknown how widespread this phenomenon is among mammals, it is unclear for m...