A sleepy koala may seem worlds apart from a giant Ice Age predator, but scientists have uncovered the first molecular ...

A large trove of bones found in Bolivia is giving researchers a new look at the social lives of ancient marsupials. These ratlike animals lived in large packs, a very uncommon scenario in modern ...

A Long Island animal rescue shelter is calling the recent seizure of a wallaby on Coney Island “the tip of the iceberg” and is building a marsupial rescue center in anticipation of more such exotic ...

A fossil found in the Riversleigh World Heritage area near the border with the Northern Territory was originally thought to be part of a different genus of marsupial lions, but recent discoveries ...

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Almost 100 years after its extinction, the Tasmanian tiger may live once again. Scientists want to resurrect the striped carnivorous marsupial, officially known as a thylacine, ...

On September 7, 1936, the death of a zoo animal named Benjamin marked the last time the world would ever see a living Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine. With Benjamin, we lost untold knowledge about this ...

Oliver Griffith receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Many women realise they are pregnant before they’ve even done the test – perhaps feeling a touch of nausea, or tender, ...

Marsupial lions and tigers A team of researchers believe a new technique will help to dispel the idea that marsupial carnivores have been less diverse and less evolved than their placental cousins.

An endangered marsupial on the brink of extinction has been given a chance to survive inside a predator-free zone near Andamooka Station in outback South Australia. The Arid Recovery team — an ...

A wallaby is on the loose after a prankster broke into a petting zoo and swapped all the animals around. The trespasser broke into Johnsons of Old Hurst farm shop in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, and ...

Monica Cull is a Digital Editor/Writer for Discover Magazine who writes and edits articles focusing on animal sciences, ancient humans, national parks, and health trends. View Full Profile. From ...

Scott Mitchell pleaded no contest to charges related to an expired license for his pet kangaroo, which escaped its enclosure.