The Virginia opossum is the only opossum species found in the United States and Canada. Opossums have the smallest ...

How gliding marsupials got their ‘wings’ Researchers find the genetic mutations that allow some marsupials to soar, and an ultra-accurate clock is put through its paces on the high seas.

By examining the genetic makeup of bones at a museum, researchers at the University of Western Australia can confidently say that the kultarr is three species, not two.

SYDNEY, June 16 (Xinhua) -- A pioneering livestream from a tree hollow in Australia has captured unprecedented footage of the endangered greater glider, offering new insights into ...

Marsupials have long been considered the intermediate step in evolution between egg-laying and placental mammals, because they give birth to highly underdeveloped young similar to an embryonic ...

Footage of the marsupials hopping around urban areas, at times scared by passing motorists, went viral on social media.

"Promising for their future prospects." Experts celebrate rare birth of feisty creature that had disappeared from wild: 'It ...

To study the semelparous marsupials, researchers examined two antechinus species: dusky antechinus (Antechinus swainsonii) and wild agile antechinus (Antechinus agilis) both captive and wild.

Scientists find that male antechinuses, rodent-like animals from Australia, will forgo sleep for sex during their breeding season, after which they die. By Miriam Fauzia Scurrying along the dense ...

Australian researchers have identified two new mammals in the Land Down Under — both cousins of the doe-eyed flying marsupials known as greater gliders, according to a report. A study published ...

Wombats are furry, nocturnal marsupials found only in Australia. Baby wombats have recently been in the news after an American influencer filmed herself snatching a young joey from its mother… ...