Identifying what type of rodent has taken up residence in your home or yard is the first step towards evicting these ...

The earliest known mammals were the morganucodontids, tiny shrew-size creatures that lived in the shadows of the dinosaurs 210 million years ago. They were one of several different mammal lineages ...

Oct. 15, 2024 — A study in the Cascade Range in Oregon of a tiny, elusive skunk found the animal can cover more ground than deer and is sensitive to climate change, particularly severe winter ...

As XEC, the latest COVID variant takes hold, we are watching viral evolution play out on a time scale short enough to follow, ...

Drone videos of gray whales off Oregon have revealed new details about how the marine mammals find food. The findings were ...

These fossils, belonging to the mammal-precursor species ... fossils have shown is that different cynodont groups were experimenting with various jaw joint types, and that some features once ...

Artificial nests boost the breeding success of endangered penguins, reveals new research. But there’s no "one-size-fits-all" ...

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Luis Clement Avenue, Bldg. 401 Tupper, Balboa Ancon, Republic of Panama ...

Brazilian cynodont fossils have shed light on early mammalian evolution, revealing earlier and independent development of key features like the jaw and middle ear. The discovery of new cynodont ...

Artificial nests can boost the breeding success of endangered African penguins, but different designs are more effective at ...

Large mammals are especially at risk ... could cause the extinction of connected species. Our model combines different types of data, like total population size from aerial surveys and ground ...

A new "atlas" of early embryonic development in mammals suggests that the process is highly chaotic — but there is some method to the madness. Scientists have created a comprehensive "atlas" of ...