Imagine creatures that have survived since the time of dinosaurs. Species like the tuatara, sturgeon, crocodile, hagfish, chambered nautilus, platypus ...

"Everyone was so happy." Trail cameras capture images of unique creature not seen in decades: 'It was the first time everyone ...

One of only two living mammals to lay eggs, the platypus has baffled and inspired the scientific community for hundreds of years. Three years in the making, this stunning natural history film ...

While the platypus is quirky and even kind of cute, it’s not an animal you ever want to underestimate — as seen in this video, male platypuses are surprisingly venomous! The platypus is found ...

In his 1802 book, An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Colonel David Collins wrote of the webbed and clawed feet that allowed the animal to swim and burrow with ease. He was also ...

The sequencing of the platypus genome has received a high amount of misleading press attention. What does this information really tell us about this strangely unique animal and its genetic past?

The event, which astronomers playfully call the Platypus, could also offer a new way to understand the origins of supermassive black holes that reside at the centers of most galaxies. The ...