Mammal bones, especially skulls, are used for identification, and to work out the evolutionary history of each species. The ...

New research has dramatically expanded the known roster of mammals on Earth. A new review published in the Journal of Mammalogy shows that the number of living mammal species has surged to nearly ...

New research is cutting male mammals down to size. While we may think of hulking elephant seal bulls or huge stags, these males appear to be the exception, rather than the rule. A new analysis of more ...

Scientists have discovered that mammals living in social groups or with companions often live longer than animals that spend ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Researchers at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science discovered a new mammal species from 65 million years ago. A fossil of a skull and jaws of the newly discovered species were ...