Hidden beneath the dunes, a mysterious creature glides through the sand. This is not one of the giant worms of Arrakis in ...

The crest-tailed mulgara was re-discovered in NSW in 2017, and now scientists have released 19 individuals into Sturt National Park as a first step in recovering the species.

The night parrot is one of the great natural enigmas left in the world: a parrot that flies but lives in burrows and that's nocturnal.

Under the cover of night, a “robust” creature with a distinctive hunting style took up its rocky perch in a desert of ...

Hyenas are weird desert animals that are capable of living to be over 40 years old and are known for their unusual features and behaviors ...

An arid country, 18% of Australia is considered desert and it is home to the sixth biggest desert in the world, the Great Victoria Desert. Virtually uninhabited by humans, Australia’s desert ...

In central Western Australia, Tony Armstrong speaks with cattle farmer Jack Carmody about controlling the wild camel ...

But even small changes in temperature or precipitation could drastically impact plants and animals living in the desert. In some cases global warming is predicted to increase the area of deserts ...