Side-by-side renderings of the marsupial saber-tooth Thylacosmilus atrox (left) and the saber-tooth cat Smilodon fatalis (right). Stephan Lautenschlager The extinct saber-toothed cat Smilodon fatalis ...

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 ...

Long-limbed and sporting dramatic horns above its eyes, Guenther’s marsupial frog is a bizarre-looking amphibian from the misty cloud forests of the Andean slopes. Like other marsupial frogs this ...

A new study investigates how an extinct, carnivorous marsupial relative with canines so large they extended across the top of its skull could hunt effectively despite having wide-set eyes, like a cow ...

The exciting discovery of three new species of a small Australian marsupial has been tempered by the sad fact that each of the newly identified species of mulgara is likely already extinct. The ...

In Australia, there's a little critter known as the marsupial mole. It has lush, golden fur. It is blind. It has flipper-like front feet so it can swim through desert sands. And it is not easy to find ...

The new marsupial species were found in northern and central Australia Australian scientists have made a surprising discovery that gives long-term hope to the survival of the marsupial species.