New Jersey’s marine mammals are in the crosshairs. Already struggling under multiple assaults, they are facing another blow. Recent federal budget cuts and rule changes promise to dismantle critical ...

A new study led by researchers from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin reveals how the loss of large mammals can ripple through ...

This semi-aquatic mammal may look improbable, but its biology reveals how evolution shapes even the strangest mammal bodies.

Small mammals are early warning systems for environmental damage, but many species look almost identical, making them hard to track. Scientists have developed a new footprint-based method that can ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the league of monogomy, humans sit somewhere between beavers and white-handed gibbons, with about 66% of siblings being full ...

New research has dramatically expanded the known roster of mammals on Earth. A new review published in the Journal of Mammalogy shows that the number of living mammal species has surged to nearly ...

As urban development continues to creep further into Earth's oldest and most diverse rainforests, a study reveals native and invasive small mammals aren't just adapting to their changing habitats -- ...

This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos ...

Scientists have discovered the key to how salamanders regenerate their limbs - something mammals are unable to do.

The fossilized remains of a Lystrosaurus now answers the question scientists have asked for years: Did mammals once lay eggs?