Learn about a small rodent-like mammal whose descendants survived the extinction event that killed all non-avian dinosaurs.

A newly discovered prehistoric mammal may hold clues to how life survived the dinosaur-killing extinction. The tiny species, ...

Scientists have identified a new prehistoric mammal species, Cimolodon desosai, from a rare fossil in Baja California that ...

The little skeleton was curled so tightly it looked as if it had never really entered the world. For years, that mattered ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Two brand-new species of early mammals from the Jurassic period have been discovered, revealing the secrets of how we got ...

Mammals and dinosaurs coexisted on Earth until a catastrophic event 66 million years ago killed 75% of life on the planet.

Did mammals hatch from eggs? It might sound ludicrous given what we know about modern mammals. However, this was not the case ...

We rely on smell more than most people may realize. Across mammals, scent guides feeding, warns of danger, and shapes social behavior. A new international study shows that this vital sense leaves a ...

A group of researchers, including Harrisburg University of Science and Technology (HU) Professor Dr. Steven Jasinski, has published a study on fossil carnivoran mammals from the foothills of the ...

Researchers studying a 250-million-year-old fossil have found the first ever proof that mammal ancestors laid eggs, with the ...

In the aftermath of Earth’s most catastrophic extinction event, one unlikely survivor rose to dominate a shattered world: ...

Detailed imaging of a 250-million-year-old fossil has revealed the first proof that the ancestors of mammals laid eggs. The ...