Chris Kaelin, a geneticist at Stanford Medicine, found himself thinking about cats. Not just any cats, but the loud, lovable, ...

We often assume that bigger is better, but nature constantly proves this wrong. The world’s smallest mammals are miniature ...

A hands-on exploration of mammal artifacts is one of the ways 3 to 8-year-old Little Explorers and their adults will learn about mammals at Audubon Community Nature Center on Saturday morning, ...

A new book dives into the evolutionary history of mammals. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Shortly after dinosaurs got their ...

Sand Reporting for West Seattle Blog The organization SR3 most often comes to Alki for the activities embodied in its name - ...

Discover the list of mammals that live only in water, such as whales, dolphins, manatees, and dugongs. Learn how these fully ...

The U.S. will tighten regulations on seafood imports starting in 2026 to protect marine mammals from harmful "bycatch" ...

Around 11 million years ago, a cooling climate fragmented warm, humid forests in Africa, Asia, and Europe, giving rise to savannas. Many mammals evolved to take advantage of these wide-open spaces, ...

Over four decades have passed since the last definitive work on Ohio’s mammals. In 1981, "A Guide to the Mammals of Ohio" was released, with detailed accounts of 54 species of mammals. It was authored ...

As adults, bats—the only mammals in the world capable of bona fide flight—are all about their wings. The trademark appendages can span up to 66 inches; they help bats snag insects, climb trees, ...

Mammals run hot. The ability to maintain an elevated, constant body temperature—known scientifically as endothermy and colloquially as warm-bloodedness—is a critical part of what has allowed these ...