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

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

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The living mammal family tree is full of diverse species–big blue ...

Some 40 kilometers east of the Tanzanian coast in East Africa lies Latham Island, a rocky, utterly isolated and uninhabited ...

Meanwhile, many birds are monogamous, which means males may live longer in part due to lower competition. Males and females ...

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 ...

A lack of female animal models in research has led to a clear failure to scientifically study sex differences. In 2017, Susanne Wolf, a neuroscientist from the Max Delbruck Center (MDC) in Germany, ...

What distinguishes the growth and development patterns of early mammals of the Jurassic period? Paleontologists have been able to gauge the lifespan and growth rates of these ancient animals, and even ...

As well as having long-lasting consequences for Native Americans to this day, the bison population of North America was ...

Sexual behavior is one reason why female mammals typically live longer than their male counterparts, according to a new study ...

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 ...