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Reptile Tuatara spits on mammal chewing theory

The tuatara’s complex chewing technique raises doubts about the supposed link between chewing and hi...

A device to communicate with dolphins!

Scientists have developed a new dolphin speaker device which they say could help one talk with these...

Nearly 9 pc of hemisphere`s mammals unlikely to escape climate change

New study has revealed that a safe haven could be out of reach for nearly one-tenth of the Western H...

Diversity `helped mammals’ survival over deep time

Diversity is the mammal’s best defense when it comes to adapting climatic changes.

Meat eating had profound human evolution?

Meat eating helped early humans to spread more quickly across the world and had a profound effect on...

Loss of predators tied with deforestation

The unbridled growth of moose, deer and other herbivore populations is contributing to deforestation...

Flower-eating mammals competed with dinosaurs

Once the dinosaurs disappeared, the mammals continued to prosper eating angiosperms, the flowering p...

Southern Ocean humpbacks sing different tunes

Scientists have found that humpback whales on both sides of the southern Indian Ocean sing different...

Pythons apparently wiping out Everglades mammals

Scientists fear the pythons could disrupt the food chain and upset the Everglades` environmental bal...

Dolphins are multilingual!

Dolphins are multilingual -- at least in their sleep, scientists have found.

Climate change led to waves of mammal evolution

Six distinct, consecutive waves of mammal species diversity, or “evolutionary faunas” in the last 65...

Seals have incredible navigation skills

Seals are capable of finding their way back to the exact spot where they were born even after spendi...

Humans, climate change `killed Ice Age mammals`

Both humans and climate change were responsible for the mass extinction of iconic Ice Age mammals 50...

Loch Ness monster might actually exist

This large mammal was most recently sighted in Pennsylvania in 2007, but a park-keeper dismissed it ...

Has Earth`s sixth mass extinction already arrived?

Biologists estimate that within the past 500 mn years, at least 80 mammal species have gone extinct.

How the brain learns from mistakes

Scientists have identified a protein that plays a major role in forming the right kind of connection...

Why are female squirrels promiscuous?

Rampant promiscuity among female squirrels in the mammal world is linked to how many males are knock...

Pheromones only a figment of imagination

Pheromones are just a figment of imagination, not hidden key to attracting the opposite sex.

Dinosaurs` exit paved way for mammals to grow

Extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago paved the way for mammals to grow a thousand times bigg...

Dinosaur die-off cleared way for gigantic mammals

New research shows the great dinosaur die-off made way for mammals to explode in size.

`Glowing` plant cells that could control cell growth

Researchers genetically inserted proteins from plants into mammalian cells, resulting in a novel ``o...

A fifth of world`s life at extinction risk

A fifth of world`s mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fishes are in imminent danger of going e...

Scientists create first mammalian gene interaction map

UCLA researchers have, for the first time, created the first mammalian gene interaction map.

Whales closer to us than thought, say scientists

Marine mammals are smarter than thought and share several attributes of humans, scientists say.

Climate change, mountain building behind mammal diversity patterns

A new study suggests patterns of mammal diversity caused by biodiversity gradients arise from intera...

Is another mass extinction of mammals on the way?

Thanks to global warming and ecological degradation, the 6th mass extinction is already on way, equa...

Evolution of ear

A new species of mammal that lived 123 mn yrs ago has been discovered.

Scientists find mammal that lived 123 mn yrs ago in China

An international team of paleontologists has discovered a new species of mammal that lived 123 milli...

One in six Mediterranean mammals face extinction

One in six Mediterranean mammals is threatened with extinction at the regional level, mainly due to ...

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