Nature is not healing — it’s downright savage. An orangutan at an Australian zoo horrified visitors when it brutally evicted a possum by ”launching” it from the top of its enclosure after the wily ...

New research has shown for the first time that Australian marsupials are contaminated with synthetic "forever chemicals," which are linked to significant health impacts on other animals and humans.

HOUSTON — Some mosquitoes buzzing around parts of Australia could be ferrying dangerous cargo from possums to people: flesh-eating bacteria. Mycobacterium ulcerans is the microbe behind Buruli ulcer, ...

Jerry has all the tools and tactics you need for living in harmony with possums in the garden. The common brushtail possum is found in every capital city and urban numbers are rising, so Jerry meets ...

Possums – like other inhabitants of the Wet Tropics rainforest in Queensland, Australia – have evolved to live in relatively cool conditions, so they are in a dangerous predicament as global warming ...

Last month, 39 brushtail possums were reintroduced to the Mount Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary in Western Australia, an area where they have been locally extinct since the early twentieth century. Of these ...

Get an incredibly unique and intimate look at the often-misunderstood possum with this captivating close-up video! Witness the intricate details of their distinctive faces, often pointed snouts, and ...

Pygmy-possums are arguably Australia’s most adorable marsupials, with their curly tails and soft-looking bellies. Here’s your chance to get to know them better. Australia is home to five species of ...

A photo of a giant spider eating a small possum has gone viral, inducing nightmares all around the world. The huntsman spider, commonly found in Australia and other parts of the world, typically has a ...

Mary Jo DiLonardo has worked in print, online, and broadcast journalism for 25 years and covers nature, health, science, and animals. Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic ...