I used to love the zoo as a kid, as all kids do. Then, I got older, and began to view all zoos like animal prisons. For a while, I hated zoos. Then, I got even older, and realised that zoos, when run ...

A new study has found that 1 in 5 reptile species could go extinct if more isn’t done to conserve them — with Australia bearing a huge brunt of the loss. Australia is home to around ten per cent of ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Species have likely already gone extinct in Australia's catastrophic bushfires and experts warn it may take a decade to find out which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists estimate that roughly one quarter of all plant and animal species on Earth are now at risk of extinction. Habitat loss, ...

Animals are going extinct and millions of dollars in Australian endangered species funding are being squandered because of poor planning and monitoring, leading environmental scientists say.

It feels a bit strange to publish a paper that we want proved wrong – we have identified the 63 Australian birds, mammals, fish, frogs and reptiles most likely to go extinct in the next 20 years.

Nutrient movers Large animals help move nutrients around the landscape in much the same way as arteries carry blood around our bodies, scientists have found. And when those large creatures become ...

Animal species are rapidly declining in population as deforestation and climate issues continue to impact habitats around the world. The extremely endangered vaquita porpoise is somehow holding on to ...

The Timor green pigeon, which is under pressure from hunting and habitat loss, is at serious risk of extinction and should be ...

Posting pictures of your newborn baby on social media isn't unusual. But Ben Novak's baby photos are a little stranger than most. The biologist, a recent first-time father of twins, has taken to ...