Studying wombat burrows has long been a challenge for scientists, says Scott Carver, a disease ecologist at the University of Tasmania. They’re too small for adult humans to crawl into, so many ...

The Australian continent has experienced some extreme climates during the past 65 million years. Its fauna and flora are testament to those extremities. The genus eucalyptus, with some 700 species or ...

The webcomic Digger features an unusual epic protagonist. For one thing, she’s a wombat. For another, in contrast to the dead gods, shadow demons, hyena warriors, and vampire squash around her, Digger ...

A rare and boisterous encounter between a young wombat and a spiny echidna has been caught on camera, to the delight of Australian conservationists. The exuberant behaviour captured by a camera trap ...