Environmental enrichment (EE) is a key strategy for enhancing animal welfare by promoting adaptive capacities across multiple functional systems, including ...

The genomes of long-living, big-brained mammal species reveal that they carry more copies of immunity genes. Experts ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has increasingly spread to mammals and infected hundreds of people, raising concerns that it may lead to human-to-human transmission ...

Early mammals were small, strictly nocturnal, and altogether less showy–verging on downright drab, as supported by a study published March 13 in the journal Science.

Many species of mammals, either extinct in the wild or teetering close to it, have been successfully restored to parts of their range: the scimitar-horned oryx in northern Africa, black-footed ...

How mammals got their stride New study reveals the twists and turns of mammal evolution from a sprawling to upright posture Date: October 25, 2024 Source: Harvard University, Department of ...

Mammals, including humans, stand out with their distinctively upright posture, a key trait that fueled their spectacular evolutionary success. Yet, the earliest known ancestors of modern mammals ...

Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses are adapting to mammals in new ways that could have global consequences. UC Davis study finds clear evidence of mammal-to-mammal transmission.

H5N1, an avian flu virus, has killed tens of thousands of marine mammals, and infiltrated American livestock for the first time. Scientists are working quickly to assess how it is evolving and how ...

The BBC’s wildlife team strikes gold again with Mammals, a documentary series that marvels at some of the planet’s famous and less mentioned animals, from wolves to snow leopards to Singapore ...

The series celebrates the amazing intelligence that enables mammals to learn, remember, problem-solve, parent, and co-operate Sir David Attenborough reveals how Mammals have conquered the Earth ...

March Mammal Madness pits 65 mammals against one another in a "nature-based simulated competition," but this year has an artistic spin.