These five research-backed insights show why the octopus remains one of the most extraordinary minds in the animal kingdom.

While modern octopuses have DNA that consistently gets reshuffled, resulting in some chromosomal mixing, the researchers ...

The platypus is one of the strangest animals on Earth, combining traits of mammals, birds, and reptiles. This video explores its insane biology and why scientists are still baffled by it.

Native to the rivers and freshwater creeks of eastern Australia, its venom is the lesser-known feature that sets the platypus ...

Baby platypuses are irresistibly cute. Their tiny bills, soft, fluffy fur, and awkward little flippers make them look like creatures from a child’s imagination. Endearing waddles and clumsy paddling ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - From high altitudes to tropical rainforests, platypuses are native to Eastern Australia. When it was first scientifically described in 1799, it was laughed at and checked for ...

The platypus’s venom is far from ordinary. Unlike venom from many other creatures, the platypus produces a complex mix of 19 peptide groups in its venom, many of which are similar to those found in ...

It’s a semi-aquatic exotic with some remarkable traits! This week, we’re exploring the strange but true story of the platypus. * Platypuses use “electrolocation” while feeding, sending out impulses ...

Scientists have discovered the fossil of a tiny mousesized mammal that lived in the time of the dinosaurs in Chilean Patagonia. “Yeutherium pressor ” weighed between 30 and 40 grams (about one ounce) ...