The duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) already stands out as one of nature’s most peculiar creatures – an egg-laying mammal with a duck-like bill, beaver-like tail, and otter-like feet.

The duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) belongs to a small group of mammals called monotremes. While nearly all other mammals give birth to live young, monotremes—which include only the ...

The New York State Museum, in collaboration with Albany Med, has unveiled two remarkable prehistoric artifacts, including a 70 to 80 million-year-old dino egg.

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Two people are accused of trying to fatally poison a man’s ex-girlfriends with cyanide in their water bottles and in a car air vent, Wisconsin prosecutors said.

New billboards proclaim “the sun isn’t poison but your sunscreen is.” How did this category of skincare became so vilified?

A teenage boy accused of killing a family’s pet chicken and duck in Portage Park has been charged with animal cruelty.

This time around, He Is Legend will be touring the U.S. in celebration of (almost) two decades of their 2006 album Suck Out The Poison. Set to kick off on September 12 in Brooklyn, the tour will make ...

Recently, after writing about mangoes, I received the following email from Steve Huffman: “It might be worth mentioning that mango sap can cause skin irritation similar to poison ivy.