Early childhood is a critical period for brain development, which is important for boosting cognition and mental well-being. Good brain health at this age is directly linked to better mental heath, ...

The analysis revealed a clear pattern. Neurons are arranged in tightly packed, overlapping horizontal stripes based on the ...

A ONCE-EXTINCT marsupial has been released in Australia after being bred for survival. The eastern barred bandicoot was declared extinct in the wild in 1991 after the population dwindled to just 60 ...

Sometimes we get nice things — and marsupials get a miraculous, genetically engineered resurrection. Bandicoots, a group of tiny nocturnal creatures once declared extinct in Australia, are back from ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of miniature marsupial frog in the Peruvian Amazon that carries its young in a natural pouch on its back, a research institute reported Wednesday. The new ...

Not long ago, Australia’s ampurta, also known as the crest-tailed mulgara, hung on the precipice of extinction. Now, a new study has mapped its dramatic resurgence. This small marsupial increased its ...

This opossum is carrying nine young on her back. With the temperature moderating in New Hampshire, many people are noticing opossums re-appearing in their neighborhoods. Something Wild co-host Grace ...

Researchers say the remarkable discovery was made using fossils, photos and a misidentified museum specimen Arman Muharmansyah/Australian Museum Two marsupials ...

Field researchers call them “Lazarus taxa,” species once presumed extinct that suddenly appear to have risen from the dead. And scientists have found one more—a marsupial thought to have disappeared ...

Desiree Anello is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. Her work has previously appeared on E! News. Australian Wildlife Conservancy/Instagram A rare and endangered ...

A rare and endangered animal was "rediscovered" on the grounds of a wildlife sanctuary after disappearing for eight decades. On Jan. 5, the Australian Wildlife Conservancy shared that an endangered ...