A genomic study has reshaped our understanding of the evolutionary history of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), revealing the iconic Australian marsupial experienced a severe population decline ...

The relationship between predators and prey in the wild is underscored by an evolutionary arms race spanning millions of years, but new research has found modern human activity is reshaping the rules.

For decades, textbooks painted a dramatic picture of early humans as tool-using hunters who rose quickly to the top of the food chain. The tale was that Homo habilis, one of the earliest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Humans, who migrated to Australia as early as 65,000 years ago, have often been blamed for the decline in many marsupial species.

A groundbreaking genomic study in Molecular Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford University Press, has reshaped our understanding of the evolutionary history of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus ...