Using whole genome sequencing and cutting‐edge analyses, researchers at Stockholm University have uncovered the surprising ...

The thing most people know about lemmings – their tendency to follow each other off a cliff – is not actually true (more on ...

In the Andes Mountains of northern Peru, a long-tailed mammal with a “facial mask” moved through the undergrowth. Suddenly, ...

Paleontologists at the University of Kansas have identified a new species of ancient mammal that lived about 60 million years ...

Australia is home to more than 60 species of carnivorous marsupials in the family Dasyuridae. Almost a quarter of those have ...

Chipmunks are members of the same family as squirrels. The small rodents spend most of their time aboveground, eating seeds, ...

Seven species of pangolin could soon be federally protected thanks to a proposal from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Of these, 64 were found in all four rodent species. The most common bacteria were Lachnospiraceae, Prevotellaceae, and Lactobacillaceae. Important Findings. Gut biomes can reveal a lot about a ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing seven species of pangolin, often poached for their scales and meat, as ...

To reappear after 11 million years is more exciting than if the rodent really had been a new species, said George Schaller, a naturalist with the Wildlife Conservation Society, which unveiled the ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing added protections for seven species of pangolin under the Endangered Species ...