Australia's burrowing echidna evolved from a water-dwelling ancestor in an "extremely rare" biological event, scientists said ...

A controversial idea suggests the ancestors of echidnas were more like the platypus. For the first time, fossil evidence ...

While much remains unknown, it is intriguing that two ancient meteorite impacts, the 3.5-billion-year-old North Pole impact ...

Baleen whales are unique and breathtaking animals and are known for undertaking some of the longest migrations in the world.

A newly discovered fossil of a four-legged whale in Peru sheds new light on the evolution of whales and their journey across ...

The Gamay Sea Country Plan will also guide Gamay Rangers in their daily work – protecting threatened species and cultural sites, restoring habitats, rehabilitating the bays and managing Sea Country ...

My grandparents are responsible for my love of travel. This visit to Antarctica felt the most meaningful of the trips they ...

The nation's first Indigenous-nominated marine sanctuary protects plant and animal life, and also honors the land’s original stewards.

Recent research led by the University of Bristol has made waves by pushing back the timeline of Earth’s earliest life form by ...

Could aquatic mammals, such as whales, orcas, and bottlenose dolphins, ever evolve to live on land again? It seems the ...

Imagine looking at a majestic blue whale gliding effortlessly through the ocean, the largest animal on Earth. Now, picture ...

Colossal Biosciences made global headlines when they announced that they had successfully brought the dire wolf back from ...