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Mammals have a history stretching back 325 million years. To study that ancient history is to know our own origins.
By studying the oldest animals, researchers hope to pinpoint factors affecting human longevity.
Most male mammals have little or nothing to do with their kids. Why is our own species different?
Livestock now outweighs wild mammals and birds ten-fold.
Researchers are finding signs of multiple phases of sleep all over the animal kingdom. The ‘active’ sleep phases look very much like REM.
Since our arrival, humans have driven a seven-fold drop in the mass of wild land mammals.
There may be thousands of undiscovered mammal species in the world. Most are small, like bats and rodents, but there could be primates, too. A lifeline for Bigfoot enthusiasts?
In all mammals, there are two brain pathways for processing information from the eyes: an evolutionarily ancient one and a more modern one.
Climate and ecological changes, as well as disruptions to the food chain, were already killing off the dinosaurs.
Plato and Carl Sagan were wrong about the human brain, says a top neuroscientist.
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An ancient continent called Balkanatolia rose and fell in the area in and around what is now the eastern Mediterranean.
Many animals engage in “zoopharmacognosy” or self-medication.
Evolution repeatedly hit upon this solution simply because it works.
Find food, have sex, not die. That’s pretty much all we need to do — but why do we make it so complicated?
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Imagine Flipper trained in the art of espionage.
If dogs are out in coats and boots, how are the squirrels feeling?
The long-standing debate over whether dinosaurs were more like birds or lizards is drawing to a close.
Belief in God and the afterlife increased, while belief in superstition decreased.
Baby mice can regenerate damaged hair cells — and now that we know how they do it, maybe we can, too.
This pup puts us one step closer to resurrecting extinct species.
Don’t worry that your dog’s world is visually drab.
Planet Earth has been around for over 4.5 billion years, but humans? For 99.998% of our planet's history, humans were nowhere to be found.
Turning off a gene called “Myc” has a surprising effect in male fruit flies: They start courting other males.
The biology behind your office's air conditioning war.
A 12-year study shows that these large lemurs have a sophisticated sense of rhythm.
A recent study highlights the astounding adaptability of the human brain.
Elephants mourn the dead, dolphins give names to each other, and insects can recognize faces. The animal world is much smarter than we think.
A study finds that baby mammals dream about the world they are about to experience to prepare their senses.