Modern koalas are known for their cuteness, nearly exclusive eucalyptus-leaf diet, and the unexpectedly weird noises they make. Now, new research into their ancient ancestors shows that the koalas' ...

Sure, they’re cute, and they certainly look cuddly. But here are a few other, more surprising things you might not have known about koalas. 1. Koalas hug trees to keep cool. Scientists used thermal ...

The 3rd Annual New York Wildlife Conservation Film Festival (WFCC.org) runs from January 30 – February 2, 2013. Ahead of the event, Mongabay.com is running a series of Q&As with filmmakers and ...

Koalas: They're downright adorable, and that's obvious. (Don't even try to suppress the high-pitched coo.) "They're pretty much exactly what you think," admits National Geographic photographer Joel ...

Holding a koala in your arms, feeling its paws on your shoulder and gazing into its cute beady eyes - for many tourists this is a long-cherished dream. But many travellers to Australia may be ...

Leonie Helm is a Newsweek Life Reporter and is based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on all things life, from abolishing the monarchy to travel to aesthetic medicine. Leonie joined Newsweek in ...

“Oh boy, I would love to cuddle a Koala, it makes me think it would be like cuddling your Teddy when you were young,” said a Facebook user. Are you tired of working relentlessly for the whole day? Are ...

You thought koalas were cute and cuddly, right? Well, you should ask Ebony Churchill, an Australian dairy farmer, about that. Churchill uploaded a video on Facebook over the weekend that shows a big ...

Just weeks after social media went wild over photos of baby koala Phantom hugging his mother Lizzy while she underwent surgery, the Australia Zoo announced that both koalas have returned to their ...

Koalas are cute. They can also be dangerously cute, like this little fellow who caused a six-car pileup on a highway in Adelaide, Australia. This koala wandered on the South Eastern Freeway in ...

GUANGZHOU - The "Koala meat" that shocked an Australian tourist who saw it on a menu in Guangzhou last week turned out to be bamboo rat mislabeled for a promotion, according to the restaurant managers ...