Imagine a world where furry mammals scuttle under the feet of gigantic dinosaurs, not yet destined to rule the Earth. It’s a ...

In the past, many scientists believed that only mammals and birds could feel or think in complex ways. Reptiles, fish, and ...

Mammals’ noses come from reptiles’ jaws Evolutionary development of facial bones studied in embryos and fossils Date: November 1, 2021 Source: University of Tokyo Summary: New examinations of ...

Mammal evolution to upright posture followed complex branching path rather than simple step-by-step progression.

And so, a second Age of Reptiles was averted, and the Age of Mammals began. Now, the FIMS hypothesis is hard to prove for sure - and scientists may never be able to.

The story of how us humans—and other mammals—got our noses may have just gotten more complicated. This is the conclusion of a new study by researchers from Japan who have studied how the face ...

The coiled channels deep within the ears of fossilized and modern animals reveals that mammals became warm-blooded 233 million years ago.

Early mammals were small, strictly nocturnal, and altogether less showy–verging on downright drab, as supported by a study published March 13 in the journal Science.

Can alligators learn? If you questioned this decades ago the answer would be an emphatic, “No.” Reptiles only obey their instincts, genes rule brains. Modern research, however, has begun to ...

A new model suggests that in 250 million years, all land will collide into a supercontinent that boosts warming and pushes mammals to extinction.