Koalas might appear to be all cuddly and sleepy, but these star Australian marsupials are full of interesting surprises. Slightly resembling teddy bears, these marsupials are tree-climbing mammals ...

A study completed last year by The University of Sydney looked at the entire Koala genome – more than 26,000 genes – and ...

Koalas are endangered in much of Australia now but in in the past there were multiple species living across the continent. The discovery of an ancient relative of the koala helps fill a 30 million ...

An artist’s illustration of the 25 million year old Ditjimanka Lumakoala blackae, featuring (left to right) the wallaby-sized herbivore Muramura williamsi, an extinct koala relative named Madakoala ...

The construction of new homes in Canberra's north remains on hold after a koala was spotted. Now, a dead koala has been found ...

The word "koala" is thought to originate from one of the Australian Aboriginal languages, Dharug, which roughly translates to ‘no drink’ or ‘no water’. And this might explain why. In the Australian ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A regulator has approved a world-first vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia infections, which are causing infertility and death in the iconic native species that is ...

An independent report by the NSW government found “no significant effect” from selective logging on male koala density.

Jonathan Rhodes receives funding from the Australian Research Council, the Queensland Government, and the New South Wales Government. He is also a member of the Queensland Government's Koala Advisory ...

… male koalas also seek female mating partners outside of these hours. Scientists have also provided several other explanations for these deep, guttural bellows – not just mating. Koala breeding ...