In an extraordinary discovery, two marsupial species that were believed to have gone extinct thousands of years ago were recently found alive in New Guinea’s remote forests. These species, the pygmy ...

Two marsupial species presumed to be extinct have “risen from the dead” after being rediscovered on the island of New Guinea, which lies north of Australia. One is the pygmy long-fingered possum ...

Two marsupial species scientists believed had vanished more than 6,000 years ago have been discovered alive in the remote rainforests of Western New Guinea. The discovery was detailed in studies ...

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 ...

Scientists have confirmed that two marsupial species — the pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider — are alive in New Guinea after being known only from fossil evidence for more than ...

Researchers say the remarkable discovery was made using fossils, photos and a misidentified museum specimen Arman Muharmansyah/Australian Museum Two marsupials ...