With a beaver’s tail, webbed feet, and a duck’s bill, platypuses are one of the world’s strangest-looking creatures. They are ...

Whether you’re cleaning your kitchen after a big meal or finishing a painting project, it can be tempting to pour just about ...

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 ...

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?

Platypus are “amazing creatures” with plenty of hidden talents and “gadgets” according to the “platypus guardian” Pete Walsh, ...

The pair were captured on camera holding the animal at Morayfield, about an hour north of Brisbane city An Australian man has been charged after allegedly stealing a platypus from the wild ...

The short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) is one of Australia's most iconic animals. Belonging to a unique group of ...

The platypus has been hanging on in south-east Queensland's waterways but devastating floods and expanding suburbs have taken ...

In recent months at the University of Melbourne, one of Australia’s leading universities, a pseudo-left group named the Platypus Affiliated Society has established a presence on campus and was ...