Tasmanian devil

Last year, 26 Tasmanian devils were released back into the wilds of mainland Australia, a place they haven’t called home in more than 3,000 years. And now, the first new baby devils have been born in this new refuge, cementing hopes for the species.

According to a new study, the thylacine was struggling even before humans hunted them to extinction. After sequencing the complete genome from a century-old specimen, the researchers investigated the evolution of the thylacine to potentially help current endangered species avoid the same fate.

A new genetic study suggests that Tasmanian devils are evolving a resistance to the devil facial tumor disease (DFTD), which has wiped out approximately 80 percent of the species since its discovery.

Cambridge scientists have unveiled new data on the mechanisms of a contagious tumor that threatens Tasmanian devils' survival in the wild.