On November 23, the Bullock Museum in Austin will open its new exhibit, "Extreme Mammals: The Biggest, Smallest and Most Amazing Mammals of All Time." The exhibit features amazing creatures, including ...

The California Academy of Sciences’ exhibit opening Saturday has an intriguing title: “Extreme Mammals.” Upon reading the show’s lengthy subtitle, it will become clear that it’s not about teenagers ...

What stands 15 feet tall, weighs 20 tons and lived about 25 million years ago? If you guessed Indricotherium, you would be right. And if you thought, huh?, maybe it’s time to head over to the Field ...

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Who would have thought that the sengi, a furry African mammal that looks much like a mouse with a long nose, is in fact a close relative of elephants and anteaters, and not a rodent? Produced in ...

Arctic giants, bowhead whales, possess incredible adaptations for survival in freezing, ice-covered waters. Their massive size, thick blubber, and unique bow-shaped skulls allow them to break ice and ...

An incredible fossil depicts an ancient mammal locked in a battle to the death with a dinosaur — a snapshot of the prehistoric past so incredible that researchers carried out additional studies to ...