Koalas look like they belong in a children's book, but spend enough time around one, and you'll realize—they're not exactly peace-loving tree-huggers. Beneath the sleepy eyes and teddy bear vibes is a ...

Commentary: Reports abound that recent bushfires have pushed the cuddly marsupial to the brink. The species has actually been under threat for much longer. Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and ...

Koalas look cute and cuddly, but they sound terrifying. In this YouTube video, a young koala is booted out of its tree by an older male. While the youngster screams and throws a tantrum, the older ...

In a historic move, the New South Wales government has announced a Great Koala National Park will be established on the state’s Mid North Coast, in a bid to protect vital koala habitat and stop the ...

Koalas are an endangered species. This was not always the case, as the wild, adorable marsupials were once widespread across the Australian continent. However, over the last two centuries, ...

There are so many koalas in some places that food is the issue – while elsewhere populations are threatened by habitat loss. And there are no easy fixes Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam ...

It’s a visionary idea: a national park for koalas. Conceived over a decade ago, the idea gained prominence after Labor took the idea to three successive elections in New South Wales. Now they’re in ...

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 ...

Scientists analyzed more than 20,000 hospital records of koala disease and death from 1997 to 2013. Car accidents seem to be the major cause of koala death. Chlamydia, a sexually transmitted disease ...

A new AI-powered camera system could potentially make road crossings less of a nightmare for koalas. Scientists have developed a camera that can be incorporated into smart road signs to warn ...