Oscar never pictured himself in this predicament. The kitty from Australia was minding his own business on Tuesday when a tiny ringtail possum put his arms around him — and wouldn’t let go. According ...

They claim the cute little possum – the symbol of Queensland’s Wet Tropics – is already “ecologically extinct’’. Just four adults are known to still be alive in the only place on the planet where they ...

Possums – like other inhabitants of the Wet Tropics rainforest in Queensland, Australia – have evolved to live in relatively cool conditions, so they are in a dangerous predicament as global warming ...

Mary Jo DiLonardo has worked in print, online, and broadcast journalism for 25 years and covers nature, health, science, and animals. Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic ...

Extreme heat is forcing Western Australia’s critically endangered western ringtail possum (Ngwayir) to cut back on vital activity and feeding, new research shows. The study, a collaboration between ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American A ghost lives in the Daintree Rainforest in ...

Research is underway to try and identify a mystery illness which is sweeping through western ringtail possum populations in the South West.