The platypus is such a strange animal that it was originally thought to be an elaborate hoax by pranksters When European ...

Newly discovered fossils from China show a swimming reptile with a small head, tiny eyes and a bill similar to a modern duck-billed platypus. Like the platypus, Eretmorhipis carrolldongi probably used ...

The duck-billed platypus is close to being wiped out permanently partly due to climate change, scientists have warned. Increasing numbers of the unique animal are becoming stranded as rivers dry up, ...

The first analysis of the genome sequence of the duck-billed platypus was published today by an international team of scientists, revealing clues about how genomes were organized during the early ...

Close relatives of the platypus, the semi-aquatic mammal that is so unusual scientists once thought it was a hoax, may have emerged much earlier than we think. Researchers once suspected that platypus ...

The first analysis of the genome sequence of the duck-billed platypus was published by an international team of scientists, revealing clues about how genomes were organized during the early evolution ...

Based on a single tooth from Australia, scientists believe they have discovered a giant, meter-long (3.3 feet) duck-billed platypus that likely fed on fish, frogs, and even turtles, according to a new ...

Given the unique position of the platypus in the evolutionary history of mammals, the sequencing of its genome has been eagerly anticipated. A draft genome for this fascinating creature has now ...

The platypus is one of Earth’s most unique creatures. It sports a duck-like bill and flippers. It locates prey in murky water by emitting an electric charge. Males have venomous spurs on their legs, ...