Explore mammals’ surprising origins, long before the age of dinosaurs. The surprising story of mammal evolution begins long before the age of dinosaurs. Witness how some of our prehistoric mammal ...

It’s not exactly a chicken and dinosaur-egg question, but which came first, the mammal or the giant lizard? If you ask Almost Intelligent (AI), you’ll get an indication that the robots are getting ...

The surprising story of mammal evolution begins long before the age of dinosaurs. Witness how some of our prehistoric mammal relatives survived global catastrophes, defying extinction and evolving ...

Tiny mammals don’t get much attention next to elephants or whales, but their size gives them a surprising edge. These animals can squeeze into impossible places, survive on scraps, and avoid detection ...

Living in a Southern California beach community with our climate — the surf, sand and sun — shapes who we are. Like many Angelenos, I find comfort near the ocean; it has a soothing regenerative ...

John Woinarski has previously received Australian government funding through the National Environment Science Program and for contributions to the Threat Abatement Plans for feral cats and foxes. He ...

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One of the most important steps in the evolution of modern mammals was the development of highly sensitive hearing. The middle ear of mammals, with an eardrum and several small bones, allows us to ...

Soay sheep, native to Scotland, are known for their hardiness and small size—and also for their cheatin’ hearts. The breed earned the dubious distinction of being the least monogamous in a new study ...

View of a dolphin in the Dolphin Harbor, at the Miami Seaquarium, in Virginia Key, which closed on Oct. 12, 2025, after 70 years in business. Pedro Portal pportal@miamiherald.com For 70 years, ...

With protection, many of California’s marine mammals — including whales, sea lions and seals — have made remarkable recoveries over the last half-century since bipartisan passage of the U.S. Marine ...