So many humans live on Earth, it’s hard to imagine there are animals we haven’t seen for years, decades, or even millions of ...

Two marsupial species thought long extinct, until now known only from fossils, were found alive in New Guinea through a ...

Lost marsupials have been found alive in New Guinea after 6,000 years, highlighting hidden biodiversity and conservation urgency.

Researchers say the remarkable discovery was made using fossils, photos and a misidentified museum specimen ...

Until now, scientists have only known about the animals from fossils. But they suspected the creatures might still be alive, because the remote, difficult-to-navigate region where the fossils were ...

The two marsupials were found living in the remote rainforests on the Vogelkop Peninsula of New Guinea.

The death of this ancient species, discovered alongside more newly described mammals, had been greatly exaggerated.

Two species of marsupials thought to have been extinct for the past 6,000 years have been found very much alive on the island of New Guinea.

Two marsupial species that scientists thought had gone extinct at least 6000 years ago have been found alive on the island of New Guinea. The ring-tailed glider and pygmy long-fingered possum, ...

Scientists have described an exciting discovery: two marsupials that modern science thought to be extinct are still alive in ...

Scientists have rediscovered two marsupial species in New Guinea that were believed to have gone extinct 6,000 years ago. The ...

Scientists have confirmed that two marsupial species, known only from ancient fossils for more than 7,000 years, are still ...