Scientists have just unearthed the fascinating ancient monotreme dubbed the echidnapus at Australia’s Lightning Ridge, a creature that lived 100 million years ago. This ancient blend of echidna and ...

Imagine stumbling upon a creature that looks like a mash-up of a duck, a beaver, and an otter—with a dash of poison thrown in ...

There are not only snakes, spiders and scorpions, but also snails, fish, caterpillars, lizards, squid and even a few mammals ... followed by monotremes (such as the platypus) 46 million years ...