Discover more about the egg-laying monotremes of Oceania and the ancient traits they still carry.

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

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

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

Animal videos can be addictive. Who doesn’t stop scrolling when a tiny fox peeks out of the snow or a raccoon sneaks around a backyard? Even a polar bear waddling on ice can make anyone smile. They ...

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

To make things even stranger, grown males have a secret weapon on their back legs: a sharp spur that delivers venom powerful ...

The seven continents on Earth – Europe, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, South America, North America, and Africa – are often compared according to cultures, history, people and wildlife. We’ve done ...

This video documents the moment a long-sought rattlesnake species is finally acquired. The footage highlights why this particular snake stands out among venomous reptiles, from its appearance to its ...

Dec. 23 (UPI) --An Australian angler spotted what he initially thought to be a massive trout and ended up capturing video of something even stranger: a pink platypus. Victoria resident Cody Stylianou ...

There’s a long-standing rumor about the red-and-green flowers traditionally associated with Christmas being deadly if eaten. Janna Day, a nurse and the education and outreach manager at the Iowa ...

Poinsettias are mildly toxic to cats and dogs, causing skin irritation from the plant's sap or stomach upset if ingested. Claims that poinsettias can cause serious health problems or death greatly ...