Discover more about the egg-laying monotremes of Oceania and the ancient traits they still carry.

Monotremes are unique mammals that lay eggs, but their limited geographic ranges make them vulnerable. We explain why.

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Cold temperatures and harsh weather conditions are bad news for most animals, including spiders. But these creatures aren’t ...

As Discover Wildlife reported, University of California, Riverside researchers have been tracking the spread of the New World ...

Our bones did not begin deep inside the body. They started in the skin, not long after the first complex animals took shape.

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Ants farm aphids. It's weird yet fascinating. And a bit like a miniature horror movie. But it's a nightmare for gardeners.

For more than a century, biologists assumed that the bony plates embedded in the skin of lizards – like natural chain mail – ...

Located on the South East coastline just 45 minutes south of Gatwick Airport, sits a wonderful family attraction called ...

Quick Take Boulenger’s backpack frog females carry fertilized eggs in a dorsal pouch, providing protection and moisture. Embryos undergo direct development, emerging as fully formed froglets ...