The platypus is an adorable little mammal with a beak like a duck and a body like a beaver. Found primarily in Australia, the ...

Found in Australia and New Guinea, the platypus and echidna are called monotremes, and they are unique for being the only mammals that lay eggs. The amphibious platypus has a bill and webbed feet ...

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?

When Europeans first encountered the odd-looking platypus, it became the centre of scientific debate: was it real or just an elaborate hoax? The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) has a puzzling ...

Forget the Hollywood thriller Snakes on a Plane, an Australian man is in trouble for taking a platypus on a train. Police launched a public appeal after the 26-year-old man, accompanied by a woman ...

Scientists have quasi-solved a longstanding mystery surrounding the origins of platypus and echidnas, the strangest mammals on Earth. A recent reanalysis of a 108-million-year-old bone challenged ...

An analysis of a 100-million-year-old fossil has found that the creature it belonged to, similar to a monotreme like the echidna and platypus, was water-dwelling. The study supports the theory ...

An undated photo of a platypus being surveyed by researchers for the Platypus Conservation Initiative in NSW - UNSW AAP Credit: UNSW/PR IMAGE One of Australia’s most unique and iconic species ...