the discovery of a single tooth helped researchers identify a prehistoric platypus that was more than three feet long—double ...

The platypus doesn’t fit into any particular category: it’s a mammal, but it lays eggs like a reptile. It has a duck-like bill and webbed feet, but its otter-like body ends with a tail like a ...

Males also have a pair of venomous spurs on their hind feet, but they don't use them for traditional attack or defence. Watch the Museum's venom evolution expert, Dr Ronald Jenner, explore the toxic ...