# Possums thought to be extinct found in Papua, early Indigenous ingenuity, and how we adjust to ultra-processed food

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Podcast: [The Science Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-science-show-887135)
Published: 2026-03-20T21:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/scienceshow/two-ancient-australian-possums-thought-to-be-extinct/106407040
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Two ancient Australian possums, thought to be extinct, are now known to survive in Indonesian Papua

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