After further dissections of koala carcasses, they found a pair of larger and previously undocumented folds spanning the intra-pharyngeal ostium (an oval opening within the soft palate which connects ...

Australia declared the koala endangered in the eastern part of the country Friday, with signs of climate change contributing to the marsupials’ declining numbers. The country's minister for the ...

Koalas were declared officially endangered Friday in eastern Australia as they fall prey to disease, lost habitat and other threats. Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley downgraded their ...

The discovery of a fossil hints at the existence of an animal that researchers say could be the missing link in the understanding of evolution of marsupials in Australia. By Natasha Frost Standing ...

A wildlife park in Australia is celebrating the arrival of its first baby koala since bushfires devastated the area. The baby koala – known as a joey – was revealed in a Facebook video posted by the ...

Koalas are the Barry Whites of the animal world. True, their seduction song sounds more like a series of burps and snores than the dulcet tones of the soul maestro, but the pitch is weirdly deep for ...