Scientists have discovered a bizarre creature dubbed the "echidnapus" which they believe roamed Australia in prehistoric times. Fossilised pieces of the animal's jaw bone were found in opal fields ...

The species is among three newly identified monotremes, or egg-laying mammals, discovered from fossils in Australia that are ...

Australian researchers have discovered the oldest confirmed platypus specimen along with a new species they've named ...

Researchers have identified a mysterious 2,000-year-old liquid as the oldest wine ever discovered, according to a study. The reddish liquid was found in an unlooted Roman mausoleum in Carmona ...

Archeologists in Spain have recently uncovered an ancient rock slab with an alphabet inscribed that predates the Rosetta Stone by roughly 400 years. The discovery in southwest Spain is believed to ...

The world’s oldest bottle of wine was recently discovered in an ancient Roman burial site in southern Spain, according to a study published this week. The wine remains in a glass funeral urn ...

The "echidnapus", bottom left, is among six monotreme species discovered at Lightning Ridge opal fields Scientists have discovered a bizarre creature dubbed the "echidnapus" which they believe ...

Scientists have discovered a bizarre creature dubbed the "echidnapus" which they believe roamed Australia in prehistoric times. Fossilised pieces of the animal's jaw bone were found in opal fields in ...