Forty years of global conservation research reveals that mammal populations are declining due to hunting in poor countries and within preserved areas, especially in Africa. Large mammals are ...

Dec. 23 (UPI) --Across a given landscape or ecosystem, mammals with big brains are less abundant than those with smaller brains, new analysis suggests. As a result, populations of bigger-brained ...

The researchers looked at fossil skulls of two ancient animals. The 205-million-year old Morganucodon was a proto-mammal: a reptile with some decidedly mammalian characteristics (it looked a bit mouse ...

Largest study of its kind reveals the way relative brain size of mammals changed over the last 150 million years Scientists from Stony Brook University and the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. More than 4 million miles of roads crisscross the US. So it’s ...

A new study shows farming and livestock reshaped global mammal communities, collapsing natural boundaries after the last Ice ...

Last week Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History placed on exhibition a unique skeleton: that of Titanoides faberi, earliest mammal of its size known to exist on Earth. Like birds, mammals are ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Nepal is renowned for its tigers, rhinos and snow leopards, but the country is also home to a rich diversity of smaller, less-studied mammals.

Research Shows Big Mammals Suffer Brain Damage in Captivity Caging them and putting them on display is cruel from a neural perspective. Posted November 15, 2020 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch Ample ...

A large study reveals the way relative brain size of mammals changed over the last 150 million years. Scientists from Stony Brook University and the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior have pieced ...

Ample research shows that captive animals suffer psychologically in many different ways when they're caged and put on display. Many literally go crazy. They engage in highly abnormal activities ...

The idea that comparing brain size to body size for any species provides a measure of the species' intelligence is one of the most deeply rooted paradigm in the life sciences. Although it's been ...