The new research is the first to look back at early mammals in full color. Using advanced fossil imaging methods and a thorough examination of the pigment-producing cells present in living mammals, ...

A new book dives into the evolutionary history of mammals. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Shortly after dinosaurs got their ...

A living database reveals why the global count of mammal species keeps changing - and why accurate naming matters for ...

The presence of three delicate bones in the middle ear that are completely separated from the lower jaw can be used to distinguish existing mammals from other vertebrates. This arrangement evolved ...

Every spring I bring my students to the desert of northwestern New Mexico, just north of Chaco Canyon, where the ancestral Pueblo people built a great city out of rocks a millennium ago. As we hike ...

Around 11 million years ago, a cooling climate fragmented warm, humid forests in Africa, Asia, and Europe, giving rise to savannas. Many mammals evolved to take advantage of these wide-open spaces, ...

All mammals are warm-blooded. All mammals have hair. All mammals give birth to live young. Mammals lived at the same time as dinosaurs. Lowering Cholesterol: The pharmaceutical company Merck has a ...

A new fossil analysis gives hints. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. About 62 million years ago — only 4 million years after an ...