Despite their awkward appearance, the platypus has a superpower-like sixth sense that it uses to hunt for food. In the video above filmed by National Geographic, you can watch this incredible ...

“Because the word ‘platypus’ is derived from Greek words [meaning ‘flat foot’], its plural should (strictly speaking) be ‘platypodes.’” “However, this has never caught on for ...

The sequencing of the platypus genome has received a high amount of misleading press attention. What does this information really tell us about this strangely unique animal and its genetic past?