More than 14,700 bogong moths living in Australia’s High Country caves have been tagged with either white stickers or white ...
Two marsupials thought extinct for over 7,000 years were rediscovered in New Guinea through fossils, photos and citizen science.
Helgen identified the ring-tailed glider after seeing a photograph of the gliding ring-tailed possum in the wild and recognizing it as one of the species Aplin had previously classified as extinct.
A citizen scientist’s wildlife photo helped researchers confirm two marsupial species thought extinct for over 7,000 years are still alive.
In paleontology, lineages that drop out of the fossil record and then re-emerge after long periods are termed ‘Lazarus taxa.’ ...
The observatory sits on the summit of Whiteface Mountain overlooking the surrounding wilderness. This location lies in Lake ...
Located in the Bavarian Alps, Mittenwald is famous for its beautifully painted houses featuring Lüftlmalerei murals. These artistic facades reflect the region’s long cultural tradition and ...
The pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider, until now known only through fossils, have been rediscovered.
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 ...
A possum and a glider long thought extinct have been rediscovered in New Guinea by a group including Australian mammalogist ...
The chances of finding one mammal species thought to be lost was ‘almost zero’ and finding two is ‘unprecedented’, biologist Tim Flannery says ...
The project's success largely relies on citizen scientists spotting a distinct white dot on the wings of moths.