/newsroom/ en /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/13/echidna-microbiome-changes-while-mums-nurse-puggle Research from the University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊƱ¹ÙÍø shows microbial communities in echidna pseudo-pouches undergo dramatic changes while the animal is lactating, which could help in creating an environment for their young, known as puggles, to thrive. May 13 2025 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2025/05/13/echidna-microbiome-changes-while-mums-nurse-puggle /newsroom/news/list/2024/07/23/monotremes-are-unique-inside-and-out The identification of a key gene in monotremes has increased our understanding of why the stomachs of platypuses and echidnas are atypically small, non-acidic, and, in the instance of platypuses, lack a pyloric sphincter. July 23 2024 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2024/07/23/monotremes-are-unique-inside-and-out /newsroom/news/list/2022/01/25/citizens-recruited-to-unlock-the-secret-lives-of-echidnas Researchers at the University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊƱ¹ÙÍø’s Environment Institute and members of the general public have recorded the largest number of echidna sightings across Australia to aid in the conservation of the iconic mammal. January 25 2022 Kelly Brown /newsroom/news/list/2022/01/25/citizens-recruited-to-unlock-the-secret-lives-of-echidnas /newsroom/news/list/2021/09/02/echidna-conservation-science-initiative-a-finalist-in-eureka-awards The University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊƱ¹ÙÍø’s Echidna Conservation Science Initiative (EchidnaCSI) is a finalist in the Australian Museum’s 2021 Eureka Prizes. September 02 2021 Kelly Brown /newsroom/news/list/2021/09/02/echidna-conservation-science-initiative-a-finalist-in-eureka-awards /newsroom/news/list/2021/08/17/echidnas-poop-and-creepy-crawlies Leading science communicators from the University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊƱ¹ÙÍø will join forces with a local echidna ecologist, to share their expertise in echidnas and insects in a free, interactive workshop on Kangaroo Island, as part of National Science Week (14-22 August). August 16 2021 Kelly Brown /newsroom/news/list/2021/08/17/echidnas-poop-and-creepy-crawlies /newsroom/news/list/2021/01/12/genomes-reveal-new-insights-into-iconic-aussie-animals The genomes of egg-laying monotreme mammals, platypus and echidna, have been published in the prestigious journal Nature. January 12 2021 Robyn Mills /newsroom/news/list/2021/01/12/genomes-reveal-new-insights-into-iconic-aussie-animals