Platypus Evolution is a mobile clicker game for Android and iOS where you evolve platypuses into various different crazy creatures and document them in your Platypedia. It is part of Tapps Games ...

Imagine stumbling upon a creature that looks like a mash-up of a duck, a beaver, and an otter—with a dash of poison thrown in for good measure. The platypus is so bizarre, even the world’s top ...

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.

Evolution from Water to Land The study, published Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, challenges the conventional understanding of the platypus and echidna’s evolution.

Platypus Genome Reveals Secrets of Mammal Evolution The duck-billed mammal is related to reptiles and birds, a study finds.

When British zoologist George Shaw first encountered a platypus specimen in 1799, he was so befuddled that he checked for stitches, thinking someone might be trying to trick him with a ...

'Platypus fish' discovery changes what we know about one type of evolution This mystery is only just getting started.

It seems that evolution blessed it enough in its early form that there was little need to change. That animal isn’t the only one that’s hung onto its physiology for an epic amount of time.

However, the specialized cells on the platypus’s bill allow it to pick up electric pulses. This sixth sense in the platypus is called electrolocation and it’s a highly effective method of hunting.