Marine mammals like dolphins, whales, and seals have complex social structures that can influence the spread of infectious diseases. Recent research highlights that understanding these social patterns ...

A study reveals how seasonal brain shrinking helps some mammals survive winter, offering new insights into brain plasticity ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The living mammal family tree is full of diverse species–big blue ...

These underground rodents are the first mammals found to actively choose air with lower-than-normal oxygen levels. Their ...

A surprising new study has found that blocking reproduction in some mammals may increase their life expectancy by an average ...

RYE — The Ocean Genome Legacy Center of Northeastern University and the Seacoast Science Center Marine Mammal Rescue team have announced a new partnership aimed at enhancing our understanding of the ...

Sensitive hearing may have evolved in mammal ancestors far earlier than scientists once believed. By modeling how sound moved ...

Despite a common narrative that male mammals tend to dwarf female ones, fewer than half of mammalian species display that pattern, a new study suggests. By Emily Anthes Female elephant seals are not ...

Whales, dolphins and other marine mammals are highly social, but those social ties can also help diseases spread through ...

Despite their underwater habitat, whales are mammals. Mammals are not solely terrestrial; some, including whales and dolphins, are fully aquatic the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology reports.

An international team of researchers, with the involvement of the UAB, has conducted a study that explains the evolutionary ...