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.

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

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

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

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

By Chelsea Jandreau Education Director The cycles found throughout nature are full of endings, fresh starts, and plenty of ...

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 – ...

Mice love to take shelter inside beehives. It’s a perfect spot for a mouse; warm and cozy with plenty of honey to eat.

An echidna expert from the University of Queensland says not much is known about how many echidnas there are in the wild. It ...

Drusillas Park in East Sussex, is busy with its annual animal stocktake, recording more than 800 mammals, birds, reptiles, ...