Two tiny marsupials once written off as extinct for around 6,000 or even 7,000 years have been found alive in dense ...

Two extinct marsupial species found alive in incredible rainforest discovery ...

Found in New Guinea, both animals were only known from the fossil record and thought to be extinct for thousands of years.

Two marsupial species thought long extinct, until now known only from fossils, were found alive in New Guinea through a collaboration of scientists, indigenous communities and citizen scientists. The ...

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 knowledge, ...

The pygmy long-fingered possum uses its specialized ears and long digits to hunt for grubs in rotting wood. Carlos Bocos / T.F. Flannery et al., Records of the Australian Museum, 2026 Two marsupial ...

Two marsupial species that scientists thought had gone extinct at least 6000 years ago have been found alive on the island of New Guinea. The ring-tailed glider and pygmy long-fingered possum, ...

Sometimes, nature delivers a surprise that feels almost miraculous. Scientists have confirmed that two small marsupial species — the pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider — are still ...

Two species of marsupials thought to have been extinct for the past 6,000 years have been found very much alive on the island ...