The coastal marten is about the size of a ferret and lives in heavily wooded forests.

While the average person may believe we’re losing species faster than we can discover new ones, that may not be the case. A ...

The smallest mammals on Earth are vanishing faster than most people realize, and the line between survival and oblivion has ...

The contents of an ancient wolf pup's stomach yields surprising clues into the genetic lineage of extinct species.

Millions of years of isolation have shaped Australia's extraordinary mammal fauna into species unlike anywhere else in the ...

Arian Wallach receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Erick Lundgren receives funding from the Centre for Open Science & Synthesis in Ecology and Evolution at the University of Alberta ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A massive breakthrough was announced this week by the ...

Getty Image While Australia is home to some of the most impressive wildlife, it is also home to a sad fact. Being in complete ...

We rely on smell more than most people may realize. Across mammals, scent guides feeding, warns of danger, and shapes social behavior. A new international study shows that this vital sense leaves a ...

East-west coastlines trap marine species during warming, blocking escape routes and increasing extinction risk over millions ...