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An international team of researchers, with the involvement of the UAB, has conducted a study that explains the evolutionary ...

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These underground rodents are the first mammals found to actively choose air with lower-than-normal oxygen levels. Their ...

Marsupials are a group of mammals that encompass many of Australia's most iconic animals, unique because of their ...

Scientists are looking into the cells of creatures like whales and mole rats to see if they have lessons for humans.

Menopause, when a woman’s period ceases, is a stark example of the consequences of ovarian aging. It occurs when the ovaries ...

According to a new study published in the Journal of Mammalogy, the number of living mammal species has increased by 25% ...

Monotremes are unique mammals that lay eggs, but their limited geographic ranges make them vulnerable. We explain why.

Despite being mammals, these remarkably cancer-resistant animals share a lot in common with cold-blooded species.

This lizard’s physiology rewrites what we thought reptiles were capable of. Here’s the truth behind its notorious reputation, ...

Advanced biomechanical modeling shows that early mammal ancestors likely used an eardrum to hear airborne sounds 250 million ...