Talented sniffer dogs Kip and Moss are taking to the water on paddleboards to sniff out platypuses in hard-to-reach habitats.

Andrew Nemec has covered high school sports and the recruiting landscape for more than a decade, with an emphasis on the ...

"Successful and resilient." Researchers thrilled as unique species returns to national park after 50-year absence: 'There was ...

The dogs have spent seasons surveying the sanctuary’s creek systems to monitor platypus populations and help combat their ...

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.

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

“There is a python with a platypus in its mouth,” Elliot Bowerman’s friend called out as the two walked through a forest in Queensland, Australia. Sure enough, in the nearby creek, a two ...

The Platypus Rescue HQ at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, Australia, got its first four animals earlier this month. Eventually, it will be able to house as many as 64.

University of Adelaide researchers discovered monotremes use a completely different sex determination system than other ...

Platypus numbers may have more than halved over several decades, research models show, but figures are hard to pinpoint. Environment groups estimate the total population between 30,000 and 300,000.

For decades, scientists have known that platypuses and echidnas – Australia’s unique egg-laying mammals – have another developmental quirk: they don’t use the same genetic toolkit as other mammals to ...

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.