Invasive species are all over America, and it’s very likely you may have seen them in your own backyard. Some species are so ...

A plantation worker photographed this new genus of mammal in New Guinea, thought to have been dead for 6,000 years.

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Confused about native, non-native, introduced, and invasive species? This guide breaks down the definitions, explains how scientists classify them, and explores real-world examples like zebra mussels ...

New research has dramatically expanded the known roster of mammals on Earth. A new review published in the Journal of Mammalogy shows that the number of living mammal species has surged to nearly ...

Conservationists are raising the plight of the pangolin, a scaly anteater found in parts of Africa and Asia that is the most ...

From bird-dropping mimics to legless burrowers, these newly discovered species were hiding right under our noses.

When it comes to color, mammals are hardly the most vibrant creatures of the animal kingdom. Their fur often comes in drab shades of brown, gray or black, unlike some birds, insects or fish that can ...

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Mammals have developed some unusual eating habits over the past 100 million years, but a new study has uncovered the surprising lengths to which some have gone to satisfy one of the more peculiar—a ...

Baby dinosaurs weren’t coddled like lion cubs or elephant calves—they were more like prehistoric latchkey kids. New research ...