Fossil evidence shows the platypus’s ancestors have been around for over 120 million years. It lays eggs, produces venom, and hunts underwater using electroreception—a truly bizarre blend of traits.

What makes the platypus’s hunting strategy particularly remarkable is how it integrates electroreception with other sensory information. When foraging, platypuses close their eyes, ears, and nostrils ...

Berliners want to lift a 100-year Spree River swimming ban, citing improved water quality and rising urban heat.

BERLIN (AP) — A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted that locals were at risk of falling ill, there's a push by swimmers to get back ...

A century after Berliners were barred from swimming in the Spree due to dangerous pollution levels, a movement is underway to reclaim the river for recreational use. On Tuesday, approximately 200 ...

Swimmers have jumped back into a Berlin waterway where swimming was banned a century ago because its pollution could make people ill. Around 200 people swam in the slow-moving and greenish water ...

A volunteer group is testing the Shark River to look for sources of bacteria pollution. Armed with info, they hope to restore the river's health.