Here are some key facts about Madagascar where President Andry Rajoelina named an army colonel his prime minister on Sunday after power-sharing negotiations on the Indian Ocean island collapsed.

Find out how this gregarious primate's ancestors may have made the trip from to the African mainland to Madagascar.

Labord's chameleon, native to western Madagascar, holds the record as the shortest-lived vertebrate, surviving only four to ...

Madagascar hissing cockroaches, however, exhale air through their breathing holes. This audible use of the respiratory system is far more common in vertebrates.

The island nation of Madagascar is celebrated for its extraordinary biodiversity, characterized by remarkably high rates of endemicism; approximately 90% of its wildlife is unique to the island ...

Where do lemurs come from and what are their origins? The ancestors of the lemurs would have arrived from Africa to Madagascar by natural floating rafts 65 million years ago. Then they evolved and ...

The Ankeniheny-Zahamena Corridor (CAZ), a protected area in Madagascar, has experienced a surge in deforestation in the past five months, driven largely by slash-and-burn agriculture. The loss of ...

Security forces killed up to 25 people in Madagascar on Saturday when they opened fire on an anti-government protest outside the presidential palace, a senior police officer at the scene said.

Where do lemurs come from and what are their origins? The ancestors of the lemurs would have arrived from Africa to Madagascar by natural floating rafts 65 million years ago. Then they evolved and ...

The Indian Ocean island has been ravaged by two weeks of civil unrest stemming from a power struggle betweent the president and sacked mayor of the capital. As many as 125 people have been killed ...