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 ...

Animals considered extinct for 6,000 years just re-emerged in a New Guinea rainforest ...

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

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

Scientists have confirmed that two marsupial species, known only from ancient fossils for more than 7,000 years, are still ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The pygmy longfingered possum (Dactylonax kambuayai), and the ring-tailed glider (Tous ayamaruensis), two marsupial species ...

Researchers have identified the long-mysterious Toronto “subway deer” as a previously unknown extinct deer related to the ...

An ancient species has had experts scratching their heads about its unusual jaw shape. The salamander-like creature had a ...

QUITO, Ecuador — Conservationists working around the largest volcano on the Galapagos Islands say they have found 30 giant tortoises partially descended from two extinct species, including that of the ...

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

Scientists have rediscovered two marsupial species in New Guinea that were believed to have gone extinct 6,000 years ago. The finding highlights the hidden biodiversity of remote rainforests.