Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The living mammal family tree is full of diverse species–big ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Paleontologists have discovered three new early mammal species ...

Despite a common narrative that male mammals tend to dwarf female ones, fewer than half of mammalian species display that pattern, a new study suggests. By Emily Anthes Female elephant seals are not ...

With up to 200,000 taken from the wild each year, the pangolin's evolutionary superpowers have made it both ...

Researchers reveal new insights into the complex evolutionary history behind the distinctive upright posture of modern placental and marsupial mammals, showing the transition was surprisingly complex ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. RYE — The Ocean Genome Legacy Center of Northeastern University and the Seacoast Science Center Marine Mammal Rescue team have ...

For some mammals, the evolutionary path to gigantism after the dinosaurs’ demise wasn’t always a straight road. Species of extinct, hefty, rhinoceros-like creatures called brontotheres evolved into ...

In the first of a new series, curator Dr Neil Adams shares the stories and science of the fossil mammal collection.

An unusual fossil found in China suggests that some early mammals may have preyed on dinosaur, according to new research. The fossil — which is reported to have dated back to around 125 million years ...

A pair of mammals previously unknown to science have been discovered in a forest in Australia, according to a new study. The research, published in Nature's Scientific Reports, notes that a pair of ...

Researchers are fiercely debating whether claims about the origins of mammals result from a bias toward Northern Hemisphere fossil sites. By Anthony Ham In 1996, paleontologists made a startling ...