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Island Platypuses Face Risky Future

Posted Fri May 18, 2012 11:56 AM ET   |   0

The iconic Australian animal is in danger of being wiped out due to lack of genetic diversity. Read more

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Echidna's Ancestor Swam With Platypuses

Posted Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:59 AM ET   |   0

DNA analysis of the land-loving, spiny echidna has found it was once an amphibious platypus-like creature. Read more

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Echidna's Ancestor Swam With Platypuses: Discovery News

Posted Fri Jul 31, 2009 04:48 AM ET

DNA analysis of the land-loving, spiny echidna has found it was once an amphibious platypus-like creature. Read more

Once Swam Like Platypus

A Dino Fossil Bonanza for China: Discovery News

Posted Wed Dec 31, 2008 06:38 AM ET

Paleontologists in east China have dug up what they believe is one of the world's largest group of dino fossils. Read more

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Big Hop Forward: Scientists Map Kangaroo DNA : Discovery News

Posted Tue Nov 18, 2008 09:31 AM ET

Scientists say they have unraveled the DNA of a small kangaroo named Matilda. Read more

Joining the Genome Pool

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Wed May 7, 2008 12:19 PM ET

Arguably the oddest beast in Nature's menagerie, the platypus looks as if were assembled from spare parts left over after the animal kingdom was otherwise complete. Read more

One Weird Mammal

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Mon Oct 22, 2007 07:59 AM ET

Close relatives of the platypus, a semi-aquatic mammal that is so unusual scientists at first thought it was a hoax, emerged much earlier than previously thought, scientists announced recently. Read more

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