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 ...

The belly button, or navel, is a scar that forms after the umbilical cord is detached shortly after birth. The umbilical cord ...

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 ...

Mammals must also give birth to live young, except for monotremes, which lay eggs. All female mammals can nurse their young with milk secreted from their mammary glands. Mammals are endothermic. This ...

In the 1770s, the Royal Society in London was the premier scientific institution in the world, and the eighteenth century was ...

Apr. 4, 2025 — New research shows how small shifts in the molecular makeup of a virus can profoundly alter its fate. These shifts could turn a deadly pathogen into a harmless bug or supercharge ...