An extinct group of mammals, the multituberculates, challenge assumptions about the evolution of mammal and marsupial reproduction. Based on how they reproduce, nearly all mammals alive today fall ...

Mammal evolution has been flipped on its head, according to new research that suggests marsupials are the more evolved mammals. By estimating how the common ancestor of mammals reproduced and ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 12, 2020) The herbicide atrazine can interfere with the health and reproduction of marsupials (including kangaroos and opossums) kangaroo, Virginia opossum, according to ...

Researchers exposed the adult female tammar wallabies to atrazine contaminated water throughout pregnancy, birth and lactation to help establish the extent of harm being caused by the chemical. They ...

Australian scientists successfully produced the first kangaroo embryo in the world through in vitro fertilisation, which is seen as a groundbreaking discovery for species conservation. Since the ...

Their complex reproduction has made it hard for scientists to apply the gene-editing tool—until now. Mice: check. Lizards: check. Squid: check. Marsupials … check. CRISPR has been used to modify the ...

Marsupials exhibit unique biological features that provide fascinating insights into many aspects of mammalian development. These include their distinctive mode of reproduction, altricial stage at ...

Newswise — It’s hard to imagine life on Earth without mammals. They swim in the depths of the ocean, hop across deserts in Australia and travel to the moon. This diversity can be deceiving, at least ...

Marsupial conservation has taken a leap forward following the first successful production of a kangaroo embryo through in vitro fertilisation (IVF). For the first time, researchers have produced a ...

This Australian phascogale can't stick around for coffee or cuddling. Image credit: Janelle Lugge/Shutterstock Don't be fooled by the prudish appearance of this mouse-sized marsupial---in an ...