Mammal evolution has been flipped on its head, according to new research that suggests marsupials are the more evolved mammals. By estimating how the common ancestor of mammals reproduced and ...

Eastern gray kangaroo genetic material was used for the study, which produced embryos via IVF. Thennicke via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 Australian scientists successfully created the world’s ...

Australian scientists successfully produced the first kangaroo embryo in the world through in vitro fertilisation, which is seen as a groundbreaking discovery for species conservation. Since the ...

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 as the ...

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A small golden animal with shovel-like claws swims through the red sand of Australia's central desert in pursuit of its supper. Over millions of years, it's lost its eyes, but it is still a fierce ...