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Organoids of mammary glands can help researchers more efficiently study lactation, with findings that could apply to fields ranging from agriculture to medicine.
Many of the endangered mammal species are solitary. Understanding this way of life may help to protect them.
What do you know about your national currency? How about the cash used overseas? We studied wildlife imagery on banknotes around the world. Here’s what we found.
Some of the most caring animal fathers are insects.
A new algorithm could reduce the amount of time it takes for ecologists to find bat roosts.
Yearly growth lines and a conveyor belt of molars show how marsupial teeth carry a surprising amount of information.
For dolphins, childish play may be useful practice for adult life.
Blink and you’ll miss it. The kowari is a charismatic marsupial carnivore that needs our help.
Does size matter? In the animal kingdom, yes.
Bird flu is decimating species already threatened by climate change and habitat loss.
Research has revealed how British otters may have been able to recover from species loss in the 1950s with the help of otters from Asia.
We need every tool at our disposal to stop feral cats and foxes from decimating Australia’s incredible wildlife after fires. Artificial refuges show promise.
New research suggests the gut bacteria of red and grey squirrels differ significantly, potentially explaining the decline of the native red and the success of its grey counterpart.
Australia has already lost so many wonderful mammal species. Do we want the southern greater glider to suffer the same fate?
Maths plays a crucial role in new research which finds that bats “leapfrog” their way home at night.
Antechinuses are tiny marsupials famous for their intense sex lives. Now, researchers have documented another unusual behaviour – the cannibalism of their own species.
Researchers have made a fascinating observation: a polar bear used a diving hunting technique, never before reported, to capture large moulting snow geese.
Our mammal ancestors evolved to compete with dinosaurs but may have lost something in the process.
A newly described fossil from South Australia is making waves in our understanding of where and when whales evolved titanic body sizes.
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