You might think you know why the platypus is a bizarre beast. Maybe you know that it lays eggs, that the males have venomous spurs on their ankles, and that it can sense electricity with its bill. But ...

When Europeans first saw a platypus, they thought it was fake. A fur-covered mammal with a duck-like bill that lays eggs made no sense at the time. It turns out the platypus is one of only two ...

Ever wondered what the characters of Disney Channel's "Phineas and Ferb" looked like? Here's the iconic cartoon's cast and their real-life alter egos.

Punxsutawney Phil is Pennsylvania's famous groundhog, but he's also a father to two pups.

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Recent discoveries about an alvarezsaur called Manipulonyx have drawn renewed attention to this group of bird-like, clawed ...

Despite growing into the largest animals ever to walk on land, sauropods began life small, exposed, and alone. Fossil ...

Investing can help children learn about growing wealth and setting aside money for short- and long-term goals. Deciding with them what their goal is — investing for a college education, retirement or ...

A nine-year study from south Florida suggests juvenile Atlantic manta rays may be doing far more ecological work than we ever ...

Babies and very young sauropods—the long-necked, long-tailed plant-eaters that in adulthood were the largest animals to have ...

Spring Break will be here before you know it, which means it’s time to start making your big travel plans right now. If ...

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