The Tasmanian devil, a spaniel-size marsupial found on the Australian island of Tasmania, has been hurtling toward extinction in recent years, the victim of a bizarre and mysterious facial cancer that ...

If there’s one thing that scavengers do, it’s scavenge: feed on whatever is available, whenever it’s available. Scavengers around the world share this trait, from wolverines across the Northern ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. The Tasmanian devil, Sarcophilus harrisii, is a small, very ...

CANBERRA, Australia -- Tasmania is trying to save the devil. The Tasmanian devil, a ferocious, snarling fox-size marsupial, is in danger of going extinct because of a contagious facial cancer. In the ...