A heartwarming rediscovery has been made on the world’s largest tropical island. Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna ...

According to a new study published in the Journal of Mammalogy, the number of living mammal species has increased by 25% ...

Ohio’s white-tailed deer might seem like an obvious state symbol, but that familiarity is exactly why it works. Few animals ...

A living database reveals why the global count of mammal species keeps changing - and why accurate naming matters for ...

Louisiana prides itself on an abundance of wildlife, from alligators moving through bayous to herons lifting from marsh grass ...

Advanced biomechanical modeling shows that early mammal ancestors likely used an eardrum to hear airborne sounds 250 million ...

A large-scale analysis of 117 mammal species found that preventing reproduction is associated with longer lifespans, suggesting a strong link between reproductive activity and life expectancy. Why do ...

For tens of millions of years, whales have been a part of the oceans. Because of this, it would be easy to believe that ...

The world's oldest known mammal has been identified using dental records – predating what scientists previously thought was the first mammal to walk the Earth by millions of years – according to new ...

A new mammal has been identified on the French island of Corsica, looking like a cross between a cat and a fox. It is hoped that this "cat-fox"—which has been legendary amongst locals for ...

When dinosaurs ruled the Earth, we tend to think of the mammals at the time — including our distant ancestors — as small and quivering in the shadows. "We've always had this picture of mammals as the ...

Liz is a marine biologist, environmental regulation specialist, and science writer. She has previously studied Antarctic fish, seaweed, and marine coastal ecology. The Marine Mammal Protection Act, or ...