All living marsupials — such as wallabies, kangaroos and opossums — all originated in South America, a new genetic study suggests. Yep the animals most famous for populating Australia actually started ...
Every year, antechinus marsupials get it on until the males all drop dead. Researchers classified two new species of Dusky Antechinus, mouse-like creatures that engage in suicidal reproduction, and ...
High-energy hoppers Hopping does not help Australian marsupials save energy, instead the physical feat requires the aerobic capacity of a super-athlete, research shows. The new view of marsupial ...
Once thought as the least evolved of the mammals that roam our world, new research shows that marsupial evolution might actually be further along than even humans. This old bias towards the creatures ...
Two chubby marsupial species that would literally die for sex (albeit 14-hour sessions) have been discovered Down Under, researchers now report. The new species are types of antechinus, a bristly ...
In world’s first genetically engineered marsupials, scientists get a fresh window into human biology
When the pile of opossums arrived at John VandeBerg’s lab from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in 1978, the geneticist had an ambitious plan for the soft-eyed, hamster-sized animals. He wanted to ...
Their complex reproduction has made it hard for scientists to apply the gene-editing tool—until now. Mice: check. Lizards: check. Squid: check. Marsupials … check. CRISPR has been used to modify the ...
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Marsupials are anything but a boring group of mammals. Kangaroos ...
All animals need sleep. When humans or animals don’t get enough, it can lead to trouble paying attention, irritability, and other ill effects. And yet, researchers reporting in the journal Current ...
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