A lucky echidna puggle, or baby spiny anteater, that survived an attack by birds and fell from a tree is taking its first steps as zoo keepers in Australia hand-feed the young mammal.

Fred Ramsdell was on vacation in the Wyoming wilderness when he and two colleagues received the honor for their breakthroughs in immunology.

The effects of insufficient water are felt by every cell in the body, but it’s the brain that manifests our experience of thirst.

Two platypuses have been discovered dead in illegal fishing traps in Gippsland recently. Experts say casual recreational anglers are more likely to be unaware of Victorian regulations, which ban the ...

EUGENE, Oregon -- College football is ultimately just one big trophy case. Every lobby of every team facility greets visitors with awards and placards of all sorts, be they crystal footballs, actual ...

The Oregon football rivalry with Oregon State is a bit more uncertain these days. That's what happens when the Ducks fly away to the Big Ten and the Beavers get left behind in the major conference ...

If you’ve always thought echidnas and platypuses were distant cousins who went their separate ways on land and water, think again. A single fossilized arm bone, found in a remote corner of ...