Imagine a creature that looks like a mashup from a child’s wildest dreams: a furry animal with the bill of a duck, the tail ...

And for another, by studying painful platypus venom, scientists could figure out how it overcomes morphine, which could help them design better painkillers.

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The platypus is one of a very select group of mammals that produces venom, and it is giving scientists clues into how and why venom evolved across species. Catch me if you can! By Stefan Kraft ...

A male platypus has ankle spurs on its hind legs that are capable of delivering a sting that can cause excruciating pain and swelling in humans. Conventional painkillers don't work with this sting ...

The platypus' venom can severely hurt (but not kill) humans, although it can be lethal to smaller animals. Scientists think the venom, which increases in production during mating periods, ...

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 ...

Platypus venom is entirely different from other venomous creatures. While more research is needed, scientists believe it contains specific proteins that target the nervous system. Heptapeptide 1 ...

A 1992 case report tells the story of a 57-year-old man in Australia who was struck by platypus venom while fishing in North Queensland, causing “immediate, sustained, and devastating” pain ...

Lori Coulson says treating a platypus spurring is unusual. (ABC Hobart: Lucie Cutting)Dr Coulson said practical steps could be taken following a bite or sting, such as first aid to contain ...

Police in Australia have urgently appealed to the public to help find a man who allegedly took a platypus from its natural environment on April 2, 2023, and onto a train in Queensland, Australia ...

The recent publication of a draft of the platypus genome (Warren et al., 2008) has garnered a great deal of newspaper coverage, much of which has been misleading.Over and over again, the article ...