For thousands of years, scientists knew of two tiny marsupials in New Guinea only through fossils and local legend. Researchers had long considered these species extinct. However, a team recently ...

The pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider, two marsupials believed to have died out thousands of years ago, are still alive in Papuan Indonesia.

Two marsupial species thought long extinct, until now known only from fossils, were found alive in New Guinea through a collaboration of scientists, indigenous communities and citizen scientists.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Two marsupial species thought to be extinct for over 7,000 years have been rediscovered as living animals. On Thursday, Bishop Museum, along with the State of Hawaii Museum ...

The pygmy long-fingered possum was thought to have been extinct for 6,000 years A tiny possum with one extra-long finger on each hand is one of two species thought to have been extinct that have been ...

"Referred to locally as Tous by some Tambrauw and Maybrat clans, the glider is a sacred animal. Considered a manifestation of ...

Scientists have confirmed that two marsupial species, known only from ancient fossils for more than 7,000 years, are still alive in New Guinea—discovered through a combination of Indigenous knowledge, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sometimes, nature delivers a surprise that feels almost miraculous. Scientists have confirmed that two small marsupial species — ...

A man named Carlos Bocos posted photographs of a small marsupial on iNaturalist. That contribution helped scientists confirm a species believed extinct for more than 7,000 years was still alive. And ...

Carlos Bocos uploaded photographs of a small marsupial to iNaturalist. Those images helped scientists confirm a species that had been classified as extinct for thousands of years — and earned Bocos a ...