Scientists found an unexpected aging pattern in a mostly intact juvenile mammal skeleton from the paleontological period. By Jack Tamisiea Small mammals often live fast and die young. Rodents and ...

More mammals were living on the ground several million years before the mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs, new research has revealed. More mammals were living on the ground several ...

Male belugas were more likely than females to change the shape of their melons, or foreheads. Mike Johnston via Flickr under CC BY 2.0 Belugas are known as the “canaries of the sea,” because they make ...

The shift from lizard-like sprawl to upright walking in mammals wasn’t a smooth climb up the evolutionary ladder. Instead, it was a messy saga full of unexpected detours. Using new bone-mapping tech, ...

Scientists have confirmed the rediscovery of Attenborough's long-beaked echidna, a species previously thought to be extinct for over 60 years. This ancient, egg-laying mammal was found deep within the ...

The update draws on the Mammal Diversity Database, which compiles taxonomic and distribution information about mammals worldwide. Since 2005’s “Mammal Species of the World, Volume 3,” scientists have ...

If textbooks ever made you believe mammals like humans, cats, and kangaroos first evolved somewhere up north, think again. A remarkable discovery from Australia has flipped our understanding of mammal ...

Rosie is a freelance writer living in London. She has covered everything from ancient Egyptian temples to exciting medical breakthroughs, but she particularly enjoys writing about wildlife, ...

According to a new study, 91.6% of terrestrial mammal communities in the Caatinga will lose species by 2060, with 87% of them being deprived of their habitats if the temperature in the region ...

Sexual behavior is one reason why female mammals typically live longer than their male counterparts, according to a new study. Researchers from Germany, Denmark, France, Hungary and Belgium analyzed ...

Bowhead whales are among the most extraordinary mammals on Earth, celebrated not only for their unparalleled lifespan but also for their remarkable adaptations to survive in the planet’s harshest ...

Mammals have developed some unusual eating habits over the past 100 million years, but a new study has uncovered the surprising lengths to which some have gone to satisfy one of the more peculiar—a ...