Ten years ago, the sight of a six-toothed skink in Darwin would have sent reptile scientists into a frenzy. Now, it seems the ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three ...

It’s a well-known fact that lizards like to bask in the sun to regulate their body temperature. But global warming is putting ...

The study marks a major shift in understanding the Sydney funnel-web spider, with each newly identified species occupying ...

Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world's ...

Other genetic solutions are in development. Tadpole cannibalism has inspired a team at Macquarie University to engineer “Peter Pan” tadpoles, so called because the genes which allow them to grow up ...

How are desert lizards impacted by increased temperatures resulting from climate change? This is what a recent study ...

Recently a new species of spider was discovered in Australia. This new funnel webbed species is nicknamed 'Big Boy' because ...

Australia's reputation for venomous spiders comes partly from the deadly Sydney funnel-web. It turns out there is not just ...

Desert lizards are facing a 'cost-of-living' squeeze as global temperatures continue to rise, a new study finds. For a lizard ...

An Australian-based criminal syndicate plotted to smuggle hundreds of native reptiles into Hong Kong as part of a murky trade in live animals, police alleged Monday. Detectives began investigating ...