Sensitive hearing may have evolved in mammal ancestors far earlier than scientists once believed. By modeling how sound moved ...

One of the defining breakthroughs in mammal evolution was the rise of highly sensitive hearing. Modern mammals rely on a ...

At first glance, this mammal looks like a horse gone terribly wrong. But, in reality, Chalicotherium is far from a botched ...

Animal evolution has led to some wild anatomical changes, such as jaw bones turning into...ears? A new fossil has been found ...

The changing approach comes as providers recognise the need to balance pest elimination with environmental protection, particularly in urban areas where residential properties sit alongside sensitive ...

A new study suggests humans belong in an elite “league of monogamy,” ranking closer to beavers and meerkats than to ...

Whales, dolphins and other marine mammals are highly social, but those social ties can also help diseases spread through ...

Museum scientists have identified and described an extinct rhinoceros species from Canada’s High Arctic. Researchers at the ...

It’s like handing puzzles to expert problem-solvers.

The truth is not dead, but it’s on life support,” says Simon Schama. He points to how basic facts such as the theory of ...

Today, only one species of the spiny dormouse survives, in southern India. However, the oldest spiny dormouse in evolutionary history, a member of the rodent family, was found in sediment dating back ...

A surprising new study has found that blocking reproduction in some mammals may increase their life expectancy by an average ...