120-Million-Year-Old Fossil Pushes Back Origin of Marsupial Lineage
A new species of deltatheroidan mammal from China may be the oldest confirmed ancestor of marsupials yet found,…
New Marsupial Lineage Emerges from Australian Fossils
Paleontologists have described a new genus and three new species of small, insect-eating marsupials from the Early Miocene…
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…
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.…