The Christmas Island shrew was a small, short-legged creature with a pointed muzzle. Like other shrews, it resembled a mouse ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world.

A nationwide program has traced how foxes spread from south-eastern Australia to as far away as the Pilbara in just 70 years, ...

A new critter is creeping into the United States' waters. The invasive Australian redclaw crayfish has been spotted in southern Texas, roughly 8,000 miles from its home. The freshwater crustacean is ...

Peter Banks receives funding from the Australian Research Council, the Hermon Slade Foundation and the Grains Research and Development Corporation. Jenna Bytheway does not work for, consult, own ...

As Australian Pollinator Week (8–16 November) gets underway, new research has found that many Australians have poor awareness ...