NEARLY a hundred and fifty years have elapsed since the first descriptive account of the Platypus aroused the interest and stimulated the curiosity of the zoologist. Not only did its peculiar external ...

In the vast tapestry of animal life on Earth, monotremes stand out as evolutionary marvels. These rare creatures represent the only living mammals that lay eggs rather than giving birth to live young, ...

The shocking truth behind the platypus’s venomous sting.

Echidna. Image by Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. In the diverse world of animal adaptations ...

A vast geographical region with the greatest stretch of sea in the world will soon see the birth of a new grid which will ...

The doctors explain that the sting caused an “immediate, sustained, and devastating” pain. Upon arriving at the hospital ...

SAN DIEGO — A tiny stretch of DNA that’s been quietly evolving in humans for millions of years might hold the key to understanding what makes our brains different from our closest animal relatives.

Communication via biological mediators between mother and fetus are key to reproductive success and offspring’s future health. The repertoire of mediators coding signals between mother and fetus is ...

Sixty-six million years ago, Earth’s balance shifted in a single strike. The asteroid impact set off firestorms, blocked out sunlight, and left food chains in collapse. Dinosaurs and countless other ...