Two Species of Marsupials Thought Lost for 6,000 Years Found Alive in New Guinea
In the remote rainforests of New Guinea’s Vogelkop Peninsula, scientists have spotted two marsupial species — the pygmy…
Animals considered extinct for 6,000 years just re-emerged in a New Guinea rainforest
Not one but two different species of animal, both thought to be extinct, have been spotted alive in…
Pleistocene-Age Fossils Reveal Hopping Wasn’t Just for Small Kangaroos
New research by paleontologists from the University of Bristol, the University of Manchester and the University of Melbourne…
Top new species from 2025
Scientists described several new species this past year, including a tiny marsupial, a Himalayan bat, an ancient…
Gene editing lets scientists alter wild animal DNA for conservation. But should they?
Frogs that are part alpaca and other genetically engineered wildlife could soon be running and hopping around Australia.…
Koalas to get vaccine protection against disease blamed for half of all the marsupial’s deaths
Trials of the vaccine showed it reduced the likelihood of the herbivores developing chlamydia during breeding age and…