The nickname 'platypus fish' stems from the fish's long beak, which resembles that of its mammal namesake, but the comparisons stop there. Placoderm are jawless and identified internally by their ...

When echidnas are developing, their beaks have receptors for detecting ... which the animals use like a rudder when swimming. "Platypus-like fossils date back 100 million years, but the oldest ...

"The bill of the platypus is well known to have lots of highly sensitive receptors that detect tiny electrical currents generated by prey," Hand points out. "And while the beak of the echidnas has ...

It wasn't a surprising conclusion, given how unusual the platypus is. With its duck-like beak, beaver tail, otter paws, and mole fur, the platypus is the sole living representative of its family ...

Notoriously tough to count, the venomous, egg-laying mammals seem to be declining. Platypus researcher and ecologist Josh Griffiths cradles a female platypus he just captured. Researchers are ...

Found in Australia and New Guinea, the platypus and echidna are called monotremes, and they are unique for being the only mammals that lay eggs. The amphibious platypus has a bill and webbed feet ...

Researchers have designed a robotic “artificial skin” that is as unique as the team’s animal inspiration—the platypus. Created by collaborators between China’s Tsinghua University and ...

It may be more than 200 years old, but the story of the "first platypus" is still told in Australian schools. When European settlers sent back a specimen of this bizarre creature, scientists were ...