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The platypus is one of evolution's lovable, oddball animals. The creature seems to defy well-understood rules of biology by ...

Astronomers spotted nine galaxies with characteristics that have never been seen as a collection before. It's possible this ...

Principal investigator Haojing Yan, for a small team of astronomers at the University of Missouri, compared the discovery to ...

Platypuses are so weird scientists sliced them open because they thought they were fake. But why? Male platypus have ven ...

The natural world is full of animals that seem to defy logic, blurring the line between reality and imagination. Some look ...

Monotremes are unique mammals that lay eggs, but their limited geographic ranges make them vulnerable. We explain why.

An echidna expert from the University of Queensland says not much is known about how many echidnas there are in the wild. It ...

Cell division is an essential process for all life on earth, yet the exact mechanisms by which cells divide during early ...

Whether your dream wildlife holiday involves tracking big cats, watching elephant families at play, seeing cetaceans breach, ...

Here are some animals that have become popular on the internet that we can’t resist sharing with our friends and family. So, audience, grab a bowl of popcorn, and let’s dive in - 1. Grumpy cat Tadar ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has discovered bizarre “platypus galaxies” in the early universe, exhibiting an unusual ...