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Biology
World’s first research reveals the mystery of marsupial moles living in the desert
Credit: Photo Mike Gillum, from Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ado4140 Hidden beneath the dunes, a mysterious creature is gliding across the sand. This isn’t one of the giant worms of Arrakis from Frank Herbert’s science fiction epic Dune. Rather, it’s a marsupial mole, a mysterious small mammal found only in the Australian desert. There are two closely related species of…
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