Researchers analyzing ancient fossils from caves across Western Australia have uncovered a completely new species of bettong ...

Bettongs may be small, but these Australian natives can crush hard nuts that would snap the jaws of much larger animals.

The woylie, also known as the brush-tailed bettong, once roamed across much of Western Australia. Like kangaroos, the hopping ...

Once thought as the least evolved of the mammals that roam our world, new research shows that marsupial evolution might actually be further along than even humans. This old bias towards the creatures ...

Antechinuses are small carnivorous marsupials that live in wooded areas of northern and eastern Australia. There are currently 15 recognized species of antechinus, including the brown antechinus, ...

"Marsupial joeys are born at a much earlier stage in development than typical mammals," said co-first author Dr. Olga Dudchenko, assistant professor of molecular and human genetics at Baylor and a ...

A new study investigates how an extinct, carnivorous marsupial relative with canines so large they extended across the top of its skull could hunt effectively despite having wide-set eyes, like a cow ...

The newly described extinct species is closely related to the largest marsupial to ever roam the Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Fur is a defining characteristic of mammals, coming in a wide variety of colors and patterns -- thanks to a world-first study, we now know which genes make a marsupial's coat black or grey. Fur is a ...

When the pile of opossums arrived at John VandeBerg’s lab from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in 1978, the geneticist had an ambitious plan for the soft-eyed, hamster-sized animals. He wanted to ...

The delightfully bizarre golden nugget that is the southern marsupial mole is one of nature’s most cryptic species. It’s rarely seen, not actually a mole, and has a bunch of unusual traits that until ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...