Researchers have rediscovered a strange animal living on a isolated island near Papua. They thought the creature vanished thousands of years ago. Until now.

Platypuses are weird looking. They look like someone stitched together a duck and a beaver—flat bill, webbed feet, and a broad tail. But their appearance isn’t even the strangest thing about them. Not ...

You might think of Australia's arid center as a dry desert landscape devoid of aquatic life. But it's actually dotted with thousands of rock holes—natural rainwater reservoirs that act as little oases ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Platypuses are monotremes, one of the oldest branches of mammals, and they reproduce by laying eggs instead of giving birth to ...