The fascinating world of miniature mammals Mammals, characterized by their ability to nurse their young and regulate body ...

A new analysis of this 400,000-year-old skull fills in missing branches on the elephant evolutionary tree.

The book also introduces readers to prehistoric mustelids, a family of carnivores that includes weasels, badgers and wolverines. These ancient mammals were far larger than their modern relatives.

It includes profiles and illustrations of prehistoric mammals such as Livyatan melvillei, a large predatory whale from the Miocene epoch. After the extinction of dinosaurs came the age of mammals.

The teeth of horses and zebras look alike. The ear bones of mammals were once the jaws of prehistoric reptiles. And so on. Despite these differences, all mammals share four traits that are shown ...

Two incredibly rare fossils found on Scotland's Isle of Skye are rewriting our understanding of how mammals evolved. While modern small mammals live as little as a year, one of the first to roam ...

After the extinction of dinosaurs came the age of mammals. A new book brings readers into this world with well-researched ...

In a grove of acacia trees a group of giraffes, members of a family of mammals that until 20 million years ago were small forest dwellers, nibble at the top branches. A few miles away elephants ...

The giant fossil skull of an extinct elephant, discovered in northern India's Kashmir Valley in 2000, sheds light on a poorly ...

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

The story of our ancestors' diet is a fascinating tale of how environment and surroundings informed the food that was eaten ...