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These marsupials were thought extinct for 6,000 years. Scientists found them alive in remote rainforest
The two marsupials were found living in the remote rainforests on the Vogelkop Peninsula of New Guinea.
Scientists call the phenomenon “evolutionary rescue” — when a species’ genetic diversity allows it to survive amid extreme ...
For the first time, Colossal BioSciences unveiled its Dallas labs where it is spending millions of dollars researching how to revive extinct animals and save endangered ones.
Until now, scientists have only known about the animals from fossils. But they suspected the creatures might still be alive, because the remote, difficult-to-navigate region where the fossils were ...
Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...
While conservation efforts have bolstered the populations of many species considered to be threatened in 2025, many animal and plant species continue to dwindle in number, with some even going extinct ...
Two marsupials thought extinct for 7,000 years found alive - and an iNaturalist user helped prove it.
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