Australian folklore warns of the “drop bear,” a legendary and savage version of the koala said to leap from trees onto ...

Ancient collagen preserved in the bones of extinct Australian mammals is revealing their evolutionary relationships, leading to some surprises.

Koalas may look like peaceful, eucalyptus-chewing tree-dwellers, while the marsupial lion was one of the fiercest Ice Age predators ever to roam Australia. But scientists have now discovered that ...

A sleepy koala may seem worlds apart from a giant Ice Age predator, but scientists have uncovered the first molecular ...

In a historic move, the New South Wales government has announced a Great Koala National Park will be established on the state’s Mid North Coast, in a bid to protect vital koala habitat and stop the ...