From reptile-like ancestors to humans, the new book The Rise and Reign of the Mammals tackles the diversity of mammals like us. The following is an excerpt from The Rise and Reign of Mammals: A New ...

Discover the wacky and wonderful creatures that are part of our own family history. Author Steve Brusatte shares fascinating insights into the evolution of mammals and their coexistence with dinosaurs ...

Sixty-five million years of history meets cutting-edge interactive technology in the exhibit “Age of Mammals,” opening Sunday at the Natural History Museum. The new permanent exhibit, housed in the ...

Fossils of the first winged mammals dating back 160 million years to the age of the dinosaurs have been discovered. The remains, from the Jurassic period, suggest a new way of life - gliding - for the ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County will open its newly ...

ANYONE writing about mammals faces a key challenge: not making it about us. Humans are mammals of course, and it is easy to present the tale of mammalian evolution as inexorably leading to our arrival ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There is no doubt scientists had a lot of luck on their side in discovering a critter from the age of dinosaurs that rewrites our understanding of the history of early mammals.

New research suggests that land-based echidnas descended from semi-aquatic mammals. Gunjan Pandey CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Between backward-facing-feet, nipple-less milk secretion and ...

THERE can be no doubt about Mr. Lydekker's qualifications to enter on the field of geographical distribution. The author of the excellent treatise on mammals in the “Royal Natural History,” after ...