A dolphin breaking the surface for air can seem like a reminder of its mammalian past. But evolution is not nostalgia. The ...

The new research is the first to look back at early mammals in full color. Using advanced fossil imaging methods and a thorough examination of the pigment-producing cells present in living mammals, ...

Modern mammals are the result of millions of years of evolution. This video takes you back to their early forms, showing how different—and sometimes strange—they once were. It’s a reminder that nature ...

The sprawling-upright transition across mammal evolution, showing changes in posture and limb bone shape. The transition from sprawling (reptile-like) to more upright (parasagittal) posture and ...

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 more ...

Around 11 million years ago, a cooling climate fragmented warm, humid forests in Africa, Asia, and Europe, giving rise to savannas. Many mammals evolved to take advantage of these wide-open spaces, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mammals descend trees in different ways, and primates stand apart. (CREDIT: Andrew Mercer / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0) A ...

Olfactory receptor (OR) genes, representing the largest multigene family in mammalian genomes, have undergone extensive evolutionary modifications characterised by dynamic patterns of gene duplication ...

Evolution of life histories : theory and patterns from mammals / Mark S. Boyce -- Geographic variation in life history traits of the Hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) / Guy N. Cameron and Polley A ...

A new study shows cultural evolution helped humans expand across Earth far faster than genetic change alone could achieve.

The inner ear, a complex sensory apparatus incorporating the cochlea, semicircular canals, and otolithic organs, is pivotal for auditory perception and balance. Recent multidisciplinary research has ...