A remarkable discovery has been made in the Australian region of Newcastle, published in the journal of Biological Conservation. Through a survey led by the University of Newcastle, thermal ...

An international research team led by scientists from the University of Vienna has uncovered new insights into how ...

An international research team led by scientists from the University of Vienna has uncovered new insights into how specialized cell types and ...

Some smaller species of rodent also hop. The researchers said they hoped to find fossils of ancient marsupials to better understand the evolution of modern-day kangaroos.

Scientists stalking a small marsupial through a remote Australian rainforest say they may have found a clue to the mystery of why its bigger kangaroo cousins hop instead of walk.

In a world-first, scientists have unearthed the genetic secrets of Australia’s elusive southern marsupial mole. Native to Australia’s north-western deserts, marsupial moles are known as wonders of ...

Researchers have probed the genetics of one of Australia's most elusory animals, the marsupial mole.

Scientists unveil genetics behind development of gliding A key gene helps explain how the ability to glide has emerged over-and-over during marsupial evolution Date: April 24, 2024 Source: Baylor ...

Sugar gliders, small marsupials that in some places are kept as pets, have the ability to glide through the air thanks to a membrane connecting their forelegs to their hindlegs. The membrane ...

The discovery of a fossil hints at the existence of an animal that researchers say could be the missing link in the understanding of evolution of marsupials in Australia.

Life Ancient mini koala may help solve mystery of early marsupial evolution Fossils from a 25-million-year-old koala that may have weighed just 2.6 kilograms might help us understand how early ...

The discovery of an ancient relative of the koala helps fill a 30 million year gap in the amazing evolution of Australia’s marsupials, according to a new study by Australian and British ...