In the remnant rainforests of coastal far-north Queensland, bushwalkers may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a ...

In the remnant rainforests of coastal far-north Queensland, bushwalkers may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a diminutive marsupial that's the last living representative of its family.

Scientists have been curious about how kangaroos evolved to hop with such efficiency. To investigate that, researchers turned ...

They measure approximately nine inches in length, more than half of which is their tail. Like all kangaroo rats, they have large hind feet on which they hop around, which also give them their name.

Scientists stalking a small marsupial through a remote Australian rainforest say they may have found a clue to the mystery of ...

An intriguing native Australian rat-kangaroo, thought to be probably extinct, may still be running around in the inhospitable remote Sturt Stony Desert -- and researchers have discovered new ...

To investigate that, researchers turned to a sort of evolutionary second-cousin of the kangaroo, the musky rat-kangaroo.