Users of Ozboneviz site can spin and zoom 3D scans of bones and skeletons. Scientists hope it helps disprove the myth that marsupials are less evolved Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam ...

Bilbies have the biggest genome of any marsupial, which could be down to how it evolved its incredible sense of smell Genetic research has revealed the threatened Australian native bilby – with its ...

Under pressure from predatory foxes and cats and competing with feral rabbits, the Greater bilby has lost more than 80% of its habitat. Conservation work led by Professor Carolyn Hogg is designed to ...

Commonly 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—all 3.66 ...

THE eastern hare-wallaby is gone. The lesser bilby is no more. In the past two centuries, these and 16 other mammals have become extinct in Australia – almost half the mammalian species lost worldwide ...