The mountain pygmy possum, a tiny nocturnal marsupial, was once known only from Ice Age fossils. Today, we know where its 2,000 remaining individuals are holding on. In 1895, deep within the limestone ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- Long a staple of nature documentaries, the somewhat bizarre development of a grub-like pink marsupial embryo outside the mother's womb is curious in another way. Duke University ...

Meet the planigale, the world's smallest marsupial with a big spirit. 'Though she be but little she is fierce' indeed. It resembles a mouse with big round ears and the tiniest little pouch to hold its ...

The marsupial mole is rarely seen above ground, with only five to 10 sightings a decade An Alice Springs shoemaker spotted the one on the road that circles Uluru Marsupial moles are completely blind, ...

Scientists have discovered that marsupial forelimbs (arms) develop much earlier before birth than previously thought, providing new insights into evolutionary innovation and biology. Forelimbs are ...

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It’s been 30,000 years since the last of the marsupial lions prowled for prey in Australia, but scientists continue to discover new species of the largest meat-eating mammals that ever lived on the ...

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Wakaleo schouteni is the fifth known species of dog-sized marsupial lion discovered at Riversleigh Australian researchers have identified a new species of marsupial lion that roamed the rainforests of ...