The Mississippi Flyway sounds like an area of the sky managed by the FAA, but this heavily trafficked route is more often ...

University researchers are on the hunt for sightings of a duck rarely seen in the Sierra Nevada. The harlequin duck is a ...

Australia’s Ningaloo Reef is sick, like many coral reefs around the world. And scientists warn reef restoration projects are no substitute for climate action.

The latest research suggests that echidnas and platypuses originate from an aquatic ancestor, rather than a terrestrial one, ...

In a scientific breakthrough, Australian scientists have successfully mapped the complete genome of the Southern Corroboree Frog – one of the country’s most threatened amphibians – offering new hope ...

As the world's only surviving egg-laying mammals, Australasia's platypus and four echidna species are among the most ...

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

Analysis of single bone may tell us if the platypus is an evolutionary anomaly — starting on land, then returning to water.

Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora is home to more than 158 bird species—133 of which are native or endemic. New Zealand is lagging behind. Western Australia banned duck shooting in 1990, New South ...

These 1,000-pound creatures travel in large herds and can smell water miles away. Now, the race is on to stop them from ...

The Animal Justice Party (AJP) is once again calling for an immediate ban on duck shooting across New Zealand. As duck ...

Motherhood starts with a strong maternal instinct, regardless of the species. Countless stories have emerged that ... What’s most fascinating about this relationship is that hens and ducks have ...