Five Australian marsupials have been declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The changes were made on the organisation's Red List of threatened species on ...

The Australian continent is rich in biodiversity. Some of the most peculiar animals reside there, and the first one you probably think of is the kangaroo or koala. However, research published in 2024 ...

Researchers successfully identified two tiny marsupials thought extinct for more than 6,000 years. The animals — a pygmy long-fingered possum and a newly identified ring-tailed glider — are examples ...