Cuteness can shift moods and lower cortisol, and science backs it up. Looking at baby animals, like a seal pup blinking on a ...

"They lead a pretty easygoing life." Tourists flock to remote island to meet adorable 'smiling' creatures: 'They're so cute' ...

Scientists have discovered that the kultarr – one of Australia’s most elusive marsupials – is actually three different ...

"This unique behaviour had never been observed before, it's also some of the first evidence for paternal care in the species.

Other Australian animals have suffered, too: Of modern-day mammal extinctions, mammals Down Under account for about a third, including 16 marsupial species and subspecies presumed gone for good.