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Once thought too cold for the marsupials, Montreal home to growing number of opossums
Tri-City News· 5 days agoOne evening last fall, Robert Carrière was putting away some gardening tools when he saw something...
Iconic Queensland koala sanctuary to stop offering koala cuddles
9news· 19 hours agoLone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane, which opened in 1927, is a popular destination for getting up...
Genome of bilby, Australia’s ‘easter bunny’, fully sequenced for the first time
Cosmos· 2 days agoResearchers have sequenced the entire genome of Australia’s greater bilby for the first time which they say will improve conservation efforts for the threatened species. The greater bilby (Macrotis ...
Tasmania Is Hiring for a 'Wombat Walker' and Other Odd Jobs
Smithsonian Magazine· 6 days agoTasmania is looking for curious, adventurous professionals to fill a wide array of unusual roles—including a “wombat walker,” who will be responsible for taking the stocky marsupials ...
Genome Mapping Of Endangered Bilby Offers Hope For Species' Survival
International Business Times AU· 2 days agoThe new genome mapping has revealed how the elusive nocturnal omnivores grow and evolve, which will...
New study shows mysterious solar particle blasts can devastate the ozone layer, bathing Earth in...
The Conversation· 1 day agoThe remarkable aurora in early May this year demonstrated the power that solar storms can emit as radiation, but occasionally the Sun does something far more destructive. Known as “solar particle ...
We mapped the entire bilby genome – and now we can use poo to save Australia’s ‘Easter bunny’ from...
The Conversation· 2 days agoCommonly known as Australia’s “Easter bunny” due to its large ears and hopping movement, the greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is the last of its kind. Today we published its reference genome ...