New research has revealed that birds, reptiles, and mammals have developed complex brain circuits independently, despite sharing a common ancestor. These findings challenge the traditional view of ...

Two studies published in the latest issue of Science have revealed that birds, reptiles, and mammals have developed complex ...

Scientists found that evolution led bird and mammal brains to evolve separately, using different genetic instructions.

Meerkat is a social mammal that's native to Africa's desert. This small animal stands upright and lives in burrows. It's ...

The Ocean Genome Legacy Center and Seacoast Science Center join forces to unlock the secrets of marine mammal DNA and advance ...

Roughly half a million years ago, a group of armadillo-like mammals, horses, and sloths met their end in a sinkhole in what ...

Federal data only tells part of the story of how the global wildlife trade is fueling nature loss, a new study shows.

From mammoth African elephants to giant whales, let's take a look at the 8 largest mammals that inhabit our planet.

In 2019, scientists rediscovered a species of miniature deer long lost to science within the dry coastal forests of southern ...

The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to ...

Controversial Ontario theme park Marineland will soon get rid of all marine mammals housed on the property, a bittersweet ...

While exploring how best to design robots that use tails to reorient their bodies in midair, a team of researchers at the University of Michigan and University of California San Diego found that ...