A man’s “surreal” wildlife encounter on the edge of an Aussie river has left locals and experts stunned, with many exclaiming ...

The Riversleigh Platypus looked similar to today's Platypus but was slightly larger, with a much larger bill. The Riversleigh Platypus also had large teeth, whereas today the Platypus has no teeth ...

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?

Steve Keiselis was spending time with family at Russell River, an hour west of Hobart, last weekend when he stumbled across a venomous tiger snake trying eat a juvenile platypus.