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.

Boulenger’s backpack frog uses one of the strangest reproductive strategies in the amphibian world. Females carry fertilized eggs in a sealed pouch on their backs, protecting them from predators and ...

Platypuses are so weird scientists sliced them open because they thought they were fake. But why? Male platypus have ven ...

Scientists at Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern found certain parasites struggled to make eggs ...

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 ...

Despite being mammals, these remarkably cancer-resistant animals share a lot in common with cold-blooded species.

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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Kate Beckinsale stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to promote Wildcat and somehow ended up explaining why her daughter’s boyfriend ...

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