A deadly koala virus that can cause immune depletion and cancer, known as koala retrovirus, is being transferred to joeys from their mothers, according to scientists. A deadly koala virus that can ...

A silent killer is spreading through Australia’s koala population, posing a threat that wildlife experts say could wipe out the iconic marsupial across large parts of the country. The culprit is ...

For the koalas of Australia, KoRV is making a difficult future worse. Editor’s note: This article originally appeared with the headline “Killer Epidemic Is Invading Koala DNA.” We altered the headline ...

Another leading killer of Australia's endearing koalas is chlamydia — a sexually-transmitted debilitating bacterial infection "that is wiping these animals out," according to Corwin. The disease ...

The drop bear myth, which says Australia is home to a killer species of koala that will jump from trees and latch onto you, has scared tourists for decades. But where did the myth come from? Have you ...

Koalas from a population north of the Brisbane River have evolved a unique genomic immunity to the killer retrovirus ...

A silent killer is spreading through Australia's koala population, posing a threat that wildlife experts say could wipe out the iconic marsupial across large parts of the country.The culprit is ...