Overall, less than 10% of mammals are monogamous, according to Dyble. Typically, males fight each other for access to females ...

Orange cats, those adorable, often mischievous felines, have long puzzled scientists. Known for their vibrant color, they ...

Ion channels are crucial for neural communication; they control the flow and gradient of charged particles, creating electrical signals. Recent work reported in Nature showed that there are not as ...

A new study led by researchers from the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, University of Oxford and the University of Birmingham for Current Biology has used new methods to analyse the ...

The Zoonomia Project is an international collaboration that seeks to discover the genomic basis of shared and specialized traits in mammals. The project, led by Uppsala University and the Broad ...

In the natural world—where predators pounce, prey flee, and group members feed and sleep in solidarity—animal behavior is glorious in its variety. Now, new research suggests there may be an underlying ...

A new study investigates how different mammals react to climate change. Animals that live for a long time and/or produce less offspring -- like bears and bison -- are more resilient than small animals ...

Longer-lived mammals with fewer young are better able to cope with extreme weather, according to a new study. For the research, scientists tracked how populations of 157 different mammal species ...

Scientists discover that dinosaurs were not the main competition for mammals during the time of the dinosaurs, challenging previously held ideas about evolution. A new study led by researchers from ...