For $10, supporters can plant a tree through the Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) to memorialise a pet or loved oneAKF's 100-acre Quinlans ...

Koalas eat eucalyptus leaves, which are toxic to most animals. Their specialised digestive system breaks down the toxins, ...

Koalas suffered a massive population decline that left them with dangerously low genetic diversity. However, new genomic research suggests their rapid rebound may be helping reverse some of that ...

If you follow media coverage of koalas, you could be forgiven for feeling confused. Recent stories describe a "koala paradox": endangered in the north of Australia, abundant in the south; genetically ...

Without interrupting their busy sleep schedule, Australia’s cute, if cantankerous, koalas have turned a truism of genetics on its head. In short, the proliferation of certain koala populations shows ...

Koalas were facing unprecedented threats, with populations at risk due to habitat loss, disease, dog attacks and road mortality. As urban development continued to encroach on koala habitats, koalas ...

One of Australia's major urban koala populations appears to be stabilising, following an 80 per cent drop in numbers since the 2000s. Analysis from two Queensland universities suggests there has been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the 1800s, eucalyptus trees were proposed as a solution to timber shortages. Matty explained how, after seeing Zootopia 2, he ...

Habitat loss is not the only threat faced by koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus; pictured). Around half of captive koalas die from cancers associated with retroviruses — viral invaders that insert their ...

Peri, the koala, was spotted dodging traffic on a busy street by an Australian bus driver on Saturday, Dec. 13 A koala in Brisbane, Australia, found itself riding a city bus last weekend A Brisbane ...