A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding ...

We may have gotten the evolutionary origins of the echidna backward, as new research suggests its ancestors probably lived in ...

Australia is known for its odd wildlife, but the echidna might just take the crown. With spines like a porcupine, a snout like an anteater, and the ability to lay eggs like a reptile, this bizarre ...

A small bone found 30 years ago at Dinosaur Cove could revolutionize our understanding of echidnas and platypuses' evolution.

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 ...

A small bone found 30 years ago at Dinosaur Cove in southeastern Australia could turn what we know about the evolution of ...

Giant prehistoric kangaroos perished when "climate upheaval" turned lush Australian rainforest into desert, scientists said ...

Rangers on Lungtalanana Island off the coast of Tasmania in Australia were ecstatic after an echidna was caught on a trail ...

A child murderer who was released into the community last month after the NSW Government lost its bid to keep him locked up is back behind bars after being charged with four fresh offences. Court ...

Virgin Australia has said 61,000 customers who made bookings between April 2020 and March 2025 have been overcharged. The airline came clean on the error and said it ...