A new book dives into the evolutionary history of mammals. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Shortly after dinosaurs got their ...

Even someone who has put up with with a cat from hell would rather deal with hisses and hairballs than a thing with knives for teeth and a craving for flesh. Diegoaelurus vanvalkenburghae was not just ...

For more than a century, paleontologists have treated dinosaurs and mammals as rival success stories that simply took turns ...

Autumn brings to mind Halloween, pumpkins and of course, bats. Bats are mammals, meaning they are warm blooded and give birth to live pups and nurse them. They generally give birth to one pup, ...

Alistair Evans receives funding from Australian Research Council, and is an Honorary Research Affiliate at Museums Victoria. David Krause receives funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation.

Birds flash iridescent feathers, reptiles show off electric patterns, and fish glow with colors that seem unreal, but most mammals stick to browns, blacks, and grays. Aside from a few exceptions like ...