Numbats—small, endangered marsupials that live in Australia—are at risk of overheating amid global warming, a new study finds. These striped mammals forage for termites, their primary food source, ...

Australia is known for its wonderous and unique wildlife. But, just like the rest of the world, Australia is expected to get even hotter because of climate change. This could spell disaster for many ...

The special fur that numbats evolved to conserve energy is now putting them at risk of overheating amid Australia’s increasingly hot temperatures. Numbats (Myrmecobius fasciatus), which are unusual ...

"The numbats' distinctive stripes do not have a role in heat balance, rather their most likely function is for camouflage." Dr Cooper said numbats used to be found across southern Australia but were ...

Authorities say getting to close to numbats can make them anxious enough to abandon their young and are urging photographers to give the endangered animals their space.

The sticky-tongued marsupial species has been bouncing back from the brink of extinction, thanks to widespread conservation efforts.

Curtin University research using thermal imaging of numbats in Western Australia has found that during hot weather the endangered animals are limited to as little as ten minutes of activity in the sun ...