“For docodontans and other early mammals, life would have been similar to that of small mammals (like shrews and mice) today,” study co-author and National Museums Scotland paleobiologist Elsa ...

Baby manatees are some of the most amazing aquatic mammals in the world. Did you know that they belong to an exclusive club of only three other mammals for their teeth? Keep reading to learn five ...

All mammals have a set sequence of behaviors at birth – all with a single purpose – to breastfeed. Baby mammals are born to breastfeed! Surprisingly, it is the newborn that initiates breastfeeding, ...

Videos of newborn animals are going viral this summer, prompting WSJ's Jason Bellini to wonder how long these animals stay with their mothers. Here's #TheShortAnswer.

Chattanooga is home to one of the nation's largest possum rehabilitation facilities, Opie Acres, where the number of possums and other small mammals is growing every day thanks to a steady influx of ...

More than 1,000 bills are filed for General Assembly consideration each year. In this weekly series, the Mercury takes a look at a few of lawmakers’ 2025 proposals that might not otherwise make ...

Picture a baby Brachiosaurus the size of a golden retriever, hunting for food with its siblings while dodging predators that ...

An unprecedented mass die-off of elephant seals on the shores of Patagonia, Argentina, suggests that a highly contagious strain of bird flu is now being transmitted between mammals, and poses a ...