From its duck-like bill to its venomous spur, the platypus is one of the strangest animals on Earth. Discover the bizarre ...

The duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) stands as one of nature’s most fascinating anomalies. When European naturalists first encountered this strange creature in the late 18th century, ...

After 100 million years of mystery, scientists have finally unlocked the secret behind the unique evolution of the platypus.

The duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) belongs to a small group of mammals called monotremes. While nearly all other mammals give birth to live young, monotremes—which include only the ...

“On-ground project works will address these threats to platypus,” Ms Nigro said. “The aim is that these combined actions will improve local platypus numbers over time.” In addition to benefiting the ...

Carol Moseley Braun, the first Black woman to serve in the U.S. Senate, released her memoir titled Trailblazer: Perseverance ...

Victoria’s platypus population is in deep water. Police are still trying to identify a car that was travelling in convoy with a car that crashed last Thursday ...

Carol Moseley Braun is no stranger to stepping into new territory. She was the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Senate now she shares that experience a new memoir.

Again, I was kind of the duckbill platypus of the Senate in the sense that I was not only a woman, I am black, too. So you put those things together.

Again, I was kind of the duckbill platypus of the Senate in the sense that I was not only a woman, I am black, too. So you put those things together.