A QUT-led study has found how increasing aridity and habitat variation and the subsequent emergence of grasslands shaped the evolution of modern kangaroos and wallabies. The study, published in ...

A QUT-led study has found how increasing aridity and habitat variation and the subsequent emergence of grasslands shaped the evolution of modern ...

Koalas look like they belong in a children's book, but spend enough time around one, and you'll realize—they're not exactly ...

In the 19th century, Alfred Russel Wallace (famous for coming up with his own theory of evolution by natural selection, ...

Scientists at the American Museum of Natural History investigated old specimens that had been at the museum for decades and ...

Decades of evidence link foxes and feral cats with extinctions of Australian mammals. Claims these introduced predators aren’t responsible don’t stack up.

It’s easy to assume P. goliah and other giant kangaroos lost their ability to hop as a result of all that bulk. After all, ...

Marsupials are a group of mammals that encompass many of Australia's most iconic animals, unique because of their geographically isolated evolution. Despite their household names, their microbiomes ...

The molecular clock theory posits that genetic changes happen steadily and gradually, offering a reliable means for peering into the past and theorizing when complex life first emerged. However, there ...

Environmental change doesn’t affect evolution in a single, predictable way. In large-scale computer simulations, scientists discovered that some fluctuating conditions help populations evolve higher ...

It was that surprisingly warm Friday last week when our hopes for a white Christmas seemed to be dashed to smithereens. I was home, sick, and I had gotten up at about 7 a.m., which is late for me.

If the word “bettong” doesn’t ring a bell, don’t worry — you’re among the vast majority. These rabbit-sized, truffle-sniffing, soil-churning, nut-cracking marsupials are some of Australia’s most ...