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    • Dr Axel Newton

    Honorary researcher, School of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

    No bones about it, dunnarts crawl before growing a skeleton thumbnail image

    Sciences & Technology

    No bones about it, dunnarts crawl before growing a skeleton

    New insights into the development of the dunnart – or marsupial mouse – provide a model animal to study other unique Australian fauna and could aid conservation efforts

    Tasmanian tigers start to look like dogs in the pouch thumbnail image

    Sciences & Technology

    Tasmanian tigers start to look like dogs in the pouch

    The Tasmanian tiger and wolf evolved similar genetic blueprints and lifestyle strategies, generating similar skull shapes even at the puppy stage, finds a new study

    Extinct Tasmanian tiger now back in 3D thumbnail image

    Sciences & Technology

    Extinct Tasmanian tiger now back in 3D

    Using 3D scanning, researchers are peeking under the preserved skin of Tasmanian tiger specimens to reconstruct its growth and development

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