"Phineas and Ferb" is back on air with familiar Disney cast members including Ashley Tisdale and Alyson Stoner.

For such small, unusual mammals, platypuses have been known to snuffle, squeak, coo, and even growl when vocalizing.

Adult platypuses are set in their ways, so Fleay decided to catch young ones and condition them to human company before committing them to The Bronx. During the breeding season, female platypuses ...

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding could upend what’s known of their evolution.

Platypus Reclayed is a side-scrolling shoot ’em up video game developed and published by Claymatic. About Reclaimed. Remade. Reclayed. The legendary Platypus returns! 22 years after its first… ...

However, the specialized cells on the platypus’s bill allow it to pick up electric pulses. This sixth sense in the platypus is called electrolocation and it’s a highly effective method of hunting.

You might know the platypus as Australia's iconic shy, duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed, egg-laying mammal. Unfortunately, the odd animal is also struggling to survive. This is why ...

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 ...

The world's largest platypus conservation centre has welcomed its first residents as part of a project to protect the semi-aquatic mammal found only in Australia amid threats to its habitat from ...

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding could upend what’s known of their evolution.