What are the mice that find their way into my house each fall?” There are three common ones. The house mouse ranges in size from 5 ½ to 7 inches long, including the tail. Its body is covered in fur ...

Ancient collagen preserved in the bones of extinct Australian mammals is revealing their evolutionary relationships, leading to some surprises.

Four endangered numbats, a type of marsupial, have been fitted with radio tracking collars ahead of their release into the ...

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Researchers have uncovered genetic elements that drive the rapid development of marsupials' facial features. The study in fat-tailed dunnarts, native to Australia, is published today in eLife. The ...

A koala was born in Australia’s Yanchep National Park for the first time in 15 years, infrared footage has revealed. Photo from Jake Allison, UnSplash A koala was born at a wildlife park in Australia ...

The glow-in-the-dark phenomenon occurs when the mammal's fur is exposed to specific wavelengths of light Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

Researchers describe the kultarr as “Australia’s cutest mammal”: It’s eyes are quite large for its mouse-like head, it’s ears are perky and it has long, thin legs that allow it to run so fast that it ...

Biochemical ‘DNA methylation’ marks are found across the genome in vertebrate animals, but in the early embryos of placental mammals, such as mice and humans, they are largely erased in a ‘system ...

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