Mammal evolution has been flipped on its head, according to new research that suggests marsupials are the more evolved mammals. By estimating how the common ancestor of mammals reproduced and ...

Lost marsupials have been found alive in New Guinea after 6,000 years, highlighting hidden biodiversity and conservation urgency.

In paleontology, lineages that drop out of the fossil record and then re-emerge after long periods are termed ‘Lazarus taxa.’ ...

Around 100 million years ago, a remarkable evolutionary shift allowed placental mammals to diversify and conquer many cold regions of our planet. New research shows that the typical mammalian heater ...

Researchers say the remarkable discovery was made using fossils, photos and a misidentified museum specimen ...

Scientists have described an exciting discovery: two marsupials that modern science thought to be extinct are still alive in ...

The pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider, two marsupials believed to have died out thousands of years ago, are still alive in Papuan Indonesia.

Hidden beneath the dunes, a mysterious creature glides through the sand. This is not one of the giant worms of Arrakis in Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic, Dune. Rather, it’s an enigmatic and tiny mammal ...

Kangaroos are iconic Australian animals who have long been used as a symbol within the country to represent moving forward. All four species are herbivores who roam around grazing on grass and leaves.

A small endangered marsupial is dying for sex — literally. The male northern quoll — a carnivorous mammal about the size of a small domestic cat — is walking so far and sleeping so little in its ...