Six species of North American bats glow under ultraviolet lighting, according to a new study. Researchers don’t know why ...

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The living mammal family tree is full of diverse species–big blue ...

Researchers are fiercely debating whether claims about the origins of mammals result from a bias toward Northern Hemisphere fossil sites. By Anthony Ham In 1996, paleontologists made a startling ...

Nature has become a rounding error on a planet dominated by humanity, and for some things we don’t even need our machines to do it.

Their fur is so soft it almost led to their extinction, but otters’ recovery has been a boon to Pacific kelp forests, a key ...

A lack of female animal models in research has led to a clear failure to scientifically study sex differences. In 2017, Susanne Wolf, a neuroscientist from the Max Delbruck Center (MDC) in Germany, ...

It’s good news for the smallest and most endangered cetacean of them all, as a recent survey confirmed sightings of between 7 ...

One hundred years after the heroic journey to Nome, scientists reveal how Balto's DNA explains his incredible endurance and ...

Sexual behavior is one reason why female mammals typically live longer than their male counterparts, according to a new study ...