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

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?

While this may seem like the opposite of a flirting tactic to humans, according to researchers, this is a common mating behavior ... captured the near-threatened platypus in the Australian ...