The new research is the first to look back at early mammals in full color. Using advanced fossil imaging methods and a thorough examination of the pigment-producing cells present in living mammals, ...

You are looking at one of the most important sensory shifts in mammal history: the rise of sensitive hearing. Modern mammals rely on a middle ear with an eardrum and tiny bones that detect faint ...

We rely on smell more than most people may realize. Across mammals, scent guides feeding, warns of danger, and shapes social ...

New University of Maryland research suggests that dinosaur parenting strategies helped transform the Mesozoic world, as “latchkey kid dinosaurs” spread into ecological niches their parents left ...

Seals give birth only when conditions are right. After mating, a female seal can delay implantation of the embryo in the ...

Homo sapiens of the American persuasion plan to spend $26 billion on Valentine’s Day gifts this year, an outpouring of resources signaling love, devotion, desire and financial fitness. While the form ...

Humans can be challenging neighbors: We build cities, we turn forests into fields and we enjoy eating a host of other species. Scientists know these actions take a toll on the animals that live around ...

In an exploration of the influence of monogamy on eusocial societies, Dr Mark Dyble found that the white-handed gibbon had the closest level of monogamy to humans, with a rate of 63.5 per cent. Our ...

The fossil remains of several small mammals discovered in tightly packed clusters in western Montana provide the earliest evidence of social behavior in mammals, according to a new study co-authored ...

(© Andy Myatt / Alamy) Prized for its “medicinal” properties in parts of Asia and as a trophy species by South American hunters, the red deer (Cervus elaphus) has spread from its native Eurasia to the ...

Fluorescence found to be extremely common among mammals, and may be the "default status" — but exactly why that is remains unclear, scientists say. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

After more than 60 years, the Milwaukee County Zoo is set to close its small mammals building, bidding farewell to its tiny tenants. Zoo officials have been concerned for some time that the building ...