Koalas Nearly Vanished 100,000 Years Ago – Long Before Humans Arrived

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Cute Koala Close UpKoalas survived a climate-driven population crash 100,000 years ago, and new genomic research is helping scientists better protect the species today. A major genomic study has transformed scientists’ understanding of koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) evolution, showing that the species underwent a dramatic population decline about 100,000 years ago, long before humans reached Australia. Researchers found that [...]
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