From reptile-like ancestors to humans, the new book The Rise and Reign of the Mammals tackles the diversity of mammals like us. The following is an excerpt from The Rise and Reign of Mammals: A New ...

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If you are reading this, you did not start your life by hatching from an egg. This is one of the many traits that you share with our mammalian relatives. A new paper in this week’s PLoS Biology ...

Although this might start a lively discussion with an entomologist or invertebrate biologist, it is commonly stated in print (and various other types of media) that mammals are the dominant types of ...

Aug. 18 (UPI) --Mammals were mostly an afterthought during the age of the dinosaurs. For 150 million years, reptiles dominated the planet. But the discovery of three new prehistoric mammal species, ...

The goal is to improve conservation by learning why some species prosper while others wither. The university's president will participate in the work. A project conducted by Oklahoma State ...

By studying more than 10,000 necropsies, researchers now know how much plastic it takes to kill seabirds, sea turtles, and ...