An echidna expert from the University of Queensland says not much is known about how many echidnas there are in the wild. It has led to concerns there is no way to track the impacts of urbanisation, ...

A heartwarming rediscovery has been made on the world’s largest tropical island. Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus attenboroughi) has made an appearance despite not being recorded for 62 ...

Discover more about the egg-laying monotremes of Oceania and the ancient traits they still carry.

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Mono, the short-beaked echidna, has joined Rockhampton Zoo, taking up residence in a newly refurbished Aussie animals enclosure. Mono -named after the word “monotreme,” meaning egg‑laying mammal – ...

A short-beaked echidna has joined Rockhampton Zoo, taking up residence in a newly refurbished Aussie animals enclosure.Mono ...

Scientists at the University of Missouri have identified a small group of unusual objects in the early universe. Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), Haojing Yan and his team at Mizzou's ...

An echidna named Snoopy has celebrated 40 years at Healesville Sanctuary, Australia, after arriving as an orphaned juvenile in 1985. Now living in a simulated bushland habitat, the elderly echidna ...

Astronomers spotted nine galaxies with characteristics that have never been seen as a collection before. It's possible this is a newly found type of star-forming galaxy. When you purchase through ...

Two echidna puggles are receiving care at Healesville Sanctuary after their homes were accidentally destroyed. Wildlife carers say animal habitat can be damaged during gardening and renovations. The ...

After combing through NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's archive of sweeping extragalactic cosmic fields, a small team of astronomers at the University of Missouri says they have identified a sample ...