The Tasmanian tiger was driven to extinction, as was the Tasmanian emu and a myriad of plants — but it is hoped a bold move will save another iconic Tasmanian species, the Morrisby's gum.

By limiting the syllabus to events post-1788, the NSW Education Standards Authority indirectly sends students the message ...

But it does have deposits of stone tools, camp fires, the bones of wallaby, platypus, wombat and possum, and egg shells of the extinct Tasmanian emu. “It’s a significant reminder of the most ...

The emu is iconically Australian, appearing on cans, coins, cricket bats and our national coat of arms, as well as that of the Tasmanian capital, Hobart. However, most people don’t realise emus once ...

Researchers in Australia and the US are embarking on a multi-million dollar project to bring the Tasmanian tiger back from extinction. The last known one, officially called a thylacine ...

There's fresh hope for the survival of endangered Tasmanian devils after large numbers were killed off by facial tumours. The world's largest carnivorous marsupials have been battling Devil Facial ...

Proposed changes to the legislation which governs the return of Aboriginal land have been quietly shelved by the Tasmanian government. The proposed changes, which related in part to the election ...

Tasmanian Labor says if it wins government at the next election, it will ban pork barrelling — the practice of allocating taxpayer funds for political gain. Premier Jeremy Rockliff says Labor's ...

Scientists are exploring de-extinction to bring back species like the woolly mammoth, dodo, and Tasmanian tiger through advanced genetic techniques. The process involves collecting DNA from ...