Platypuses are making sure they keep up their rep as one of the world’s weirdest animals. According to new research published in the scientific journal Mammalia, platypus fur glows bluish-green ...

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.

The Platypus: a highly super-Eddington intermediate-mass black hole tidal disruption event. American Astronomical Society meeting, National Harbor, Md., January 15, 2025.

But per the Australian Platypus Conservatory, “Because the word ‘platypus’ is derived from Greek words [meaning ‘flat foot’], its plural should (strictly speaking) be ‘platypodes.’” “However, this has ...

Trail cameras are becoming powerful tools to help experts gauge population health for platypuses and other species. One recently recorded a tapir in Brazil, where it was thought to be extinct. In ...

"Platypus and chicken reveal how chromosomes balance between the sexes." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 31 July 2024. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 07 / 240730134551.htm>.

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.