The platypus is one of the most mysterious members of the animal world. Even in the 21st century, there is still so much we ...

Platypus diplomacy by Australia to woo foreign countries caused intrigue and headlines. But it didn’t always end well for the ...

Did you know that platypuses were thought to be a hoax when they were first discovered? People thought they were being tricked by a specimen that was two animals sewn together. This demonstrates just ...

A platypus at Australia's Healesville Sanctuary had the chance to try out a pool recently installed as part of a new platypus conservation center at the zoo.

Victorian scientists enlist sniffer dogs on paddleboards to locate platypuses in the wild and increase knowledge of the ...

In Victoria, illegally using enclosed fishing traps can result in fines up to $39,652 or 24 months' prison, while killing ...

In the platypus, however, snoRNAs have somehow latched on to a reverse-transcription based transposase, and have hopped all over the genome, resulting in a gross overabundance of these sequences.

The upshot is what Mr Alexander calls a platypus model. Just like its egg-laying mammal, Australia defies the categorisers by being neither small-government and inequality-tolerant, ...

A 26-year-old man has been charged with allegedly removing a platypus from its natural habitat in Morayfield, a town in Australia, Queensland Police said on Thursday following a hunt for the ...