Extreme heat is forcing Western Australia's critically endangered western ringtail possum (Ngwayir) to cut back on vital ...

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

SciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. Both North and South America have their own species of marsupial, the opossum, but how ...

It is 3 a.m., and I am awake in Australia, my body stubbornly refusing to adjust to the time zone difference. Suddenly, a lot of noise starts coming from the outside. I look out of one of the windows ...

Scientists at the American Museum of Natural History identified more than 70 species new to science this year, uncovering life forms that range from biting fruit flies and a tiny mouse opossum to a ...

New species are still being added to the tree of life – not only from remote field sites, but also from museum drawers, where specimens have waited for better tools and new questions. In 2025, ...

Researchers announced over 70 new species in a single year, including bizarre insects, ancient dinosaurs, rare mammals, and deep-river fish. Many were found not in the wild, but in museum collections, ...

The American Museum of Natural History has identified more than 70 species new to science this year – with one being rediscovered in its own collection. From a tiny long-nosed mouse opossum to a ...

From fruit flies that bite to a tiny mouse opossum and a feathered dinosaur preserved with the remains of its last meal, more than 70 new species were described this year by researchers at the ...

A woman recently went viral after she discovered a baby possum nestled in her dog’s fur. Amelia (TikTok handle @user41313063614353) posted a video showing her Bernese Mountain Dog caring for the ...