WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have solved a lingering mystery about koala behavior - how these tree-dwelling marsupials native to Australia consume enough water to live. A new study describes ...

New research shows the koala will supplement its water needs from free-standing sources, raising hope that drinking stations can be an important strategy to supprt this and other species from the ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Officials in South Australia say there is "catastrophic fire danger" for the state until Monday. The hot and dry conditions have led to several bushfire outbreaks and a severe ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Officials in South Australia say there is "catastrophic fire danger" for the state until Monday. The hot and dry conditions have led to several bushfire outbreaks and a severe ...

A female koala licks water off the smooth trunk of an eucalyptus tree after a rainfall in the You Yangs Regional Park, Little River, Victoria, Australia. Reuters WASHINGTON – Scientists have solved a ...

A study published today in Ethology, led by a researcher from The University of Sydney, has captured koala drinking behaviour in the wild for the first time. The paper describes how koalas drink by ...

The thirsty koala gladly drank the bottled water as a heroic firefighter took the time to feed it directly to the displaced animal Rescue teams captured a sweetly intimate moment between one ...