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

While scuba diving and treasure hunting with my underwater metal detector, I stumbled upon something I’ve never seen before - ...

A small bone found 30 years ago at Dinosaur Cove in southeastern Australia could turn what we know about the evolution of echidnas and platypuses on its head.

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

As Lincoln’s population is aging faster than younger people can come to the city. Population changes was one data point in a ...

Elliott, seven, uncovered fossils in his garden dating back 140 million years, sparking his passion for palaeontology.