Scientists have been curious about how kangaroos evolved to hop with such efficiency. To investigate that, researchers turned ...
In the remnant rainforests of coastal far-north Queensland, bushwalkers may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a ...
Scientists stalking a small marsupial through the rainforest may have found a clue to the mystery of why its bigger kangaroo ...
To understand why kangaroos hop -- a rarity among animals -- researchers have studied the musky rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus), a diminutive marsupial that weighs only 500 grams but is the ...
Research suggests that early macropodoids likely adopted a bounding gait before transitioning to bipedal hopping. Small ...
Scientists stalking a small marsupial through a remote Australian rainforest say they may have found a clue to the mystery of ...
New research on the feeding habits of the desert rat-kangaroo could help locate the possibly extinct species, with unconfirmed sightings suggesting it may still exist. A fascinating native Australian ...
A kangaroo was among the rescued after Tropical Cyclone Alfred recently battered Australia, producing heavy rains and flash flooding along the coast.The storm had churned off the coast of the ...
Although declared extinct in 1994, people claim to have seen desert rat-kangaroos since, and analysis of their museum ...
A tiny marsupial species declared extinct decades ago may still be hopping around in the deserts of Australia — and a new ...
The desert rat-kangaroo — a small marsupial species ... decades ago may still be hopping around in the deserts of Australia — and a new study offers a potential roadmap for its rediscovery.