The first is what we generally call a woylie: Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi, a living species found in Western Australia. The ...

A new species of a native bushland marsupial—closely related to the kangaroo—has been discovered but is already likely ...

Scientists discovered a new marsupial species and woylie subspecies, but extinction threatens their fragile survival.

The study is a fascinating and encouraging reminder of that most beloved and quotable parable in biology: that life, uh, ...

A new marsupial species closely related to the kangaroo was discovered in Australia, but it might already have gone extinct.

Kingdom Hearts and Crash Bandicoot are among the franchises I think are worthy of me clowning up for now that we have Hollow ...

What is a marsupial? -- Reproduction and development -- Opossums of the Americas : cousins from a distant time -- Predatory marsupials of Australasia : bright-eyed killers of the night -- Bandicoots : ...

The largest marsupial to ever exist that we know about was called a "Diprotodon." It kind of looked like a wombat, but it weighed 3 tons, so imagine a wombat the size of 23 large wombats put together.

The loss of crucial genes over millions of years before the arrival of humans in Australia may have left thylacines more vulnerable to extinction. The thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger (Thylacinus ...

Researchers discovered a completely new species of bettong as well as two new subspecies of woylie while analyzing fossils.

New Zealand's unique birds are at risk of extinction, like the kiwi. So the country is trying to eradicate the invasive ...

As Colossal Bioscience's new Chief Biology Officer, Professor Andrew Pask will be overseeing the development of new technology like this artificial womb. Source: Colossal Biosciences Australia is now ...