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 ...

Scientists have rediscovered two marsupial species believed extinct for about 6,000 years in the rainforests of West Papua’s Vogelkop Peninsula, highlighting the biodiversity significance of remote ...

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.

Scientists have rediscovered two tiny creatures thought extinct for more than 7,000 years in the forests of New Guinea ...

Many people around the world are obsessed with finding animals that are presumed extinct. Although this may sound impossible, animal rediscoveries happen more often than you might think. Some ...