Australia’s burrowing echidna evolved from a water-dwelling ancestor in an “extremely rare” biological event, scientists said ...

In today’s fast-changing world, where species are constantly evolving and many are disappearing, it’s fascinating to learn ...

Imagine a world where monstrous beasts, with jaws large enough to crush bones and attitudes as fierce as their appearance, ...

Imagine stepping onto the icy shores of ancient Antarctica—not to see today’s tuxedoed, knee-high Emperor penguins, but to ...

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding ...

Kirsten Freja Young is a Senior Lecturer in Ecology at the University of Exeter and also works as an independent consultant to Greenpeace Research Laboratories. Marion Rossi does not work for ...

Australian scientists reveal that echidnas may have evolved from a semi-aquatic ancestor, reshaping understanding of ...

A newly discovered fossil of a four-legged whale in Peru sheds new light on the evolution of whales and their journey across the oceans. The Peregocetus pacificus is an ancient quadrupedal whale, ...

A video of the extraordinary sight captured by the Japanese whale-watcher stunned the internet. The killer whale was spotted off the coast of Japan's volcanic island Hokkaido, reported Dailymail.

The prehistoric crocodile relative may have tolerated ... s alligator-like appearance was likely a matter of convergent evolution rather than a family resemblance. New York Institute of Technology ...

A Wollemi pine, one of the world's rarest and oldest trees, has borne fruit for the first time after being planted by retired couple Pamela and Alistair Thompson in their Wichenford garden in 2010.

BOSTON — New England Aquarium scientists are drawing attention to the low number of North Atlantic right whales born this calving season while welcoming several females who gave birth for the ...