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 ...

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

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

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

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but the University of Washington football team dug into the Ducks' talent pool for the second time in two days and on Friday came away with a punter in Luke Dunne. Another Australian rules ...

The spring migration brings a kaleidoscope of warblers, with as many as 20 different species passing through in colorful waves like nature’s version of fashion week. Duck species abound in winter, ...