Scientists have confirmed that two marsupial species, known only from ancient fossils for more than 7,000 years, are still alive in New Guinea—discovered through a combination of Indigenous ...

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Two marsupials previously known only from fossils and thought to have vanished 6,000 years ago have been confirmed alive in the rainforests of Indonesia's Vogelkop Peninsula.

Traditional music and dance remain central to the cultural life of many indigenous forest communities in the Congo Basin. Gatherings often feature rhythmic singing, percussion, and coordinated ...

Two marsupials thought extinct for over 7,000 years were rediscovered in New Guinea through fossils, photos and citizen science.

Over the past few months, a baby Pygmy hippo has taken the internet by storm. He quickly became famous for not being the best ...

Two species, believed extinct for thousands of years, were rediscovered alive in New Guinea, challenging our understanding of ...

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

Until now, scientists have only known about the animals from fossils. But they suspected the creatures might still be alive, ...

The pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider, until now known only through fossils, have been rediscovered.

The pygmy possum has a stripe down its back and an unusually long fourth finger, twice as long as the rest of its digits, that it uses to extract insect larvae that bores down into wood. It was last ...

The pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider, two marsupials believed to have died out thousands of years ago, are still alive in Papuan Indonesia.