The fascinating world of miniature mammals Mammals, characterized by their ability to nurse their young and regulate body ...

After the extinction of dinosaurs came the age of mammals. A new book brings readers into this world with well-researched ...

It includes profiles and illustrations of prehistoric mammals such as Livyatan melvillei, a large predatory whale from the Miocene epoch. After the extinction of dinosaurs came the age of mammals.

The book also introduces readers to prehistoric mustelids, a family of carnivores that includes weasels, badgers and wolverines. These ancient mammals were far larger than their modern relatives.

The teeth of horses and zebras look alike. The ear bones of mammals were once the jaws of prehistoric reptiles. And so on. Despite these differences, all mammals share four traits that are shown ...

The giant fossil skull of an extinct elephant, discovered in northern India's Kashmir Valley in 2000, sheds light on a poorly ...

In a grove of acacia trees a group of giraffes, members of a family of mammals that until 20 million years ago were small forest dwellers, nibble at the top branches. A few miles away elephants ...

As a prehistoric species, their ancestors first evolved more than 245 million years ... As apex predators, adult alligators ...

The story of our ancestors' diet is a fascinating tale of how environment and surroundings informed the food that was eaten ...

Uncover the secrets of dinosaur origins with the discovery of Gondwanax paraisensis, a 237-million-year-old reptile fossil in southern Brazil.

As XEC, the latest COVID variant takes hold, we are watching viral evolution play out on a time scale short enough to follow, ...