The male northern quoll, a small endangered marsupial, is walking so far and sleeping so little in its desperate search for sex that it may be causing its own early death, according to a study ...

The male northern quoll can walk more than 6 miles in a single night in the search of a mate, leading to exhaustion that can prove fatal, according to a new study. IE 11 is not supported.

Male northern quolls are what’s known as “suicidal reproducers,” which means they die after a single mating season, or about one year. The cause of this untimely demise was previously unknown.

Innovative technology mimics nature, providing the northern quoll a chance to avoid extinction in the fight against the invasive cane toad. MELBOURNE, Australia & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today ...

Stock image of a northern quoll in a tree. iStock / Getty Images Plus "Sleep deprivation, and associated symptoms for a prolonged duration would make recuperation impossible and could explain the ...

The male northern quoll, a small endangered marsupial, is walking so far and sleeping so little in its desperate search for sex that it may be causing its own early death, according to a study ...

A wild roaming Northern quoll on Groote Eylandt wears a backpack with a tracker, fitted by researchers to measure the behaviour and distances travelled by endangered marsupial (University of the ...

The northern quoll, an endangered marsupial species native to Australia, is literally dying for sex, new research suggests. Photo from the Australian Dept. of Agriculture Swedish artist Tove Lo ...

The northern quoll, an endangered marsupial species native to Australia, is literally dying for sex, new research suggests. Photo from the Australian Dept. of Agriculture Swedish artist Tove Lo ...

Scientists from a "de-extinction company" and the University of Melbourne are working to save the northern quoll from a toxic predator by altering its genes, New Scientist reported. The endangered ...

Related to the Tasmanian devil, the northern quoll is a small carnivorous marsupial that is the subject of a biological mystery. The males die after a single mating season, and no one has known why.

In a world-first application for gene editing technology, Colossal Biosciences is attempting to use CRISPR to make the endangered northern quoll resistant to the neurotoxins of cane toads ...