Australian researchers have discovered the oldest confirmed platypus specimen along with a new species they've named ...
Scientists have discovered a bizarre creature dubbed the "echidnapus" which they believe roamed Australia in prehistoric ...
The species is among three newly identified monotremes, or egg-laying mammals, discovered from fossils in Australia that are ...
The newly described fossil - Haliskia-peterseni - is only the second partial pterosaur skeleton ever found in Australia.
As bones encased in rock rotted away, water-borne silica seeped into the crevices, solidifying into opal and preserving ...
Opalios splendens is the official name of this new species and there are a lot of similarities with platypus and echidna.
The "echidnapus" is one of the newly described ancient monotremes from a fossil hotspot in NSW that could give us more clues about an era when egg-laying mammals diversified.
Researchers have identified a new species of fish—one that is closely related to piranhas—and have named it after Sauron, the main antagonist of J.R.R. Tolkien's iconic fantasy novel, The Lord ...
Researchers have identified a tiny new plant species with iridescent foliage in the Andes mountains—in what experts have hailed as a "miraculous" discovery. A team of scientists observed the ...
A famed explorer's ship was recently found in the Atlantic Ocean, Canadian officials say. A team of Canadian divers found the ship, called Quest, on Sunday during an expedition conducted by the ...
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On Aug. 24, in A.D. 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted, shooting over 3 cubic miles of debris up to 20 miles (32.1 kilometers) in the air. As the ash and rock fell to Earth, it buried the ancient cities ...