Snails get stressed: Invertebrate model sheds light on biological basis of anxiety Anxiety, the psychological and physiological state characterized by an anticipation of potential threats and a heightened sense of vigilance, is regularly experienced by many humans worldwide. Research suggests that anxiety is a behavioral consequence of stress, designed to "prepare" humans for uncertainty and risky situations.
https://phys.org/news/2025-06-....snails-stressed-inve

Australia's cutest mammal is now Australia's cutest three mammals Australia is home to more than 60 species of carnivorous marsupials in the family Dasyuridae. Almost a quarter of those have only been scientifically recognized in the past 25 years.
https://phys.org/news/2025-06-....australia-cutest-mam

Genomes reveal the Norwegian lemming as one of the most recently evolved mammal species Using whole genome sequencing and cutting‐edge analyses, researchers at Stockholm University have uncovered the surprising evolutionary history of the Norwegian lemming (Lemmus lemmus), revealing it to be one of the most recently evolved mammal species.
https://phys.org/news/2025-06-....genomes-reveal-norwe