Researchers say the remarkable discovery was made using fossils, photos and a misidentified museum specimen ...

So many humans live on Earth, it’s hard to imagine there are animals we haven’t seen for years, decades, or even millions of ...

Lost marsupials have been found alive in New Guinea after 6,000 years, highlighting hidden biodiversity and conservation ...

Two marsupial species thought long extinct, until now known only from fossils, were found alive in New Guinea through a ...

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

Picture yourself dragging in your fishing net after a day at sea, only to catch a glimpse of a strange creature staring back ...

Scientists have rediscovered two marsupial species in New Guinea that were believed to have gone extinct 6,000 years ago. The ...

Scientists have rediscovered two tiny creatures thought extinct for more than 7,000 years in the forests of New Guinea ...

Indigenous people in Papua, Indonesia, have helped scientists track down two animals that were thought to have gone extinct ...

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

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