By waving its head from side to side, the platypus takes in all of this information, making it an efficient predator. Once the platypus detects a creature is nearby, it dives in the ground and ...

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 ...

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

The platypus has small, sharp spurs on its hind limbs that it uses to inject defensive poisons into predators, an unusual feature not found in other mammals. Where did these venoms come from?

But sadly one of the most common methods to catch the small crustaceans was having a devastating impact on one of their natural predators, the platypus. The problem with Opera House nets is that ...

Six more platypuses will be released in an effort to address increased threats to the animal due to habitat destruction, river degradation, feral predators and extreme weather. A recent survey ...