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 ...
The two marsupials were found living in the remote rainforests on the Vogelkop Peninsula of New Guinea.
Researchers say the remarkable discovery was made using fossils, photos and a misidentified museum specimen ...
Researchers have identified the long-mysterious Toronto “subway deer” as a previously unknown extinct deer related to the ...
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 discovery of two lost species is 'exceptional' and rare, scientists say ...
Lost marsupials have been found alive in New Guinea after 6,000 years, highlighting hidden biodiversity and conservation urgency.
Scientists have described an exciting discovery: two marsupials that modern science thought to be extinct are still alive in ...
In paleontology, lineages that drop out of the fossil record and then re-emerge after long periods are termed ‘Lazarus taxa.’ ...
Before native species can be returned to their former ranges, conservationists must first know where these former habitats ...
Scientists have confirmed that two marsupial species, known only from ancient fossils for more than 7,000 years, are still ...