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Moment of Science: The Life of a Platypus

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - From high altitudes to tropical rainforests, platypuses are native to Eastern Australia. When it was first scientifically described in 1799, it was laughed at and checked for ...
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Australia’s severe droughts driving platypuses towards extinction, study finds

SYDNEY, Australia – Platypuses are at risk of extinction due to Australia’s devastating droughts and other threats, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of New South Wales ...
CNN

The surprising evolution of the weirdest animals on Earth, according to a new study

The story of two of the strangest animals on the planet just got a little stranger, thanks to clues revealed by a lone fossil specimen that scientists now say represents a long-extinct ancestor. The ...
The Conversation

Echidna ancestors lived watery lifestyles like platypuses 100 million years ago – new study

Laura A. B. Wilson receives funding from the Australian Research Council Robin Beck receives funding from the UK's National Environmental Research Council, and the Australian Research Council. Camilo ...
The Conversation

From surprise platypus to wandering cane toads, here’s what we found hiding in NSW estuaries

Maarten De Brauwer received funding from the federal government's Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (Riparian Stabilisation Package) as part of the NSW state government's Estuary Asset Protection ...