A new study finds that as temperatures rise, the animals are getting hotter, spending less time diving and putting more ...

RSPCA Queensland chief veterinarian Anne Chester said desexing is the "single biggest thing" that will reduce the number of ...

Queensland, in northeastern Australia, experienced heavy flooding after storms dumped more than 1.5 metres (59 inches) of ...

Queensland is renowned for its fossils of Australia's largest back-boned animals—dinosaurs, of course, like the Jurassic ...

A team of international veterinarians teamed up to provide medical care to thousands of animals in Kenya as part of a ...

The cassowary looks like a relic from another geologic era – it’s as tall as a person, has glossy black feathers and piercing ...

Seven people have now died from melioidosis in flood-ravaged north Queensland this year.Dozens of cases have been reported in ...

When we think of deadly animals, we imagine sharks, bears, or venomous snakes. But the most lethal creature in the U.S. is actually far more common and unexpected. This animal is responsible for more ...

An intriguing native Australian rat-kangaroo, thought to be probably extinct, may still be running around in the inhospitable ...

A deadly mosquito-borne virus that can spread to and kill humans has been detected at two Queensland pig farms. The detection of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in southern Queensland was ...

A group of researchers from the The University of Queensland in Australia have identified a new strain of henipavirus in North America, the first found in the continent. “Henipaviruses have caused ...