Learn how CT scans of fossil skulls were used to trace changes in brain regions and sensory priorities in ancient giant rats.

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A new mouse study suggests that "beige" fat surrounding blood vessels can send calming signals to the arteries—revealing an ...

In a new study, researchers at Yale University performed surveillance to understand the current coronaviral landscape of wild and domestic animals in the northeastern United States. They found that ...

The first time I saw a coyote, I was a college student and an inexperienced driver. Driving a heavily wooded country road in ...

The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

A mouse scurries up to six chestnuts. Three look healthy. Three have exit holes where moth larvae ate the insides before they ...

These underground rodents are the first mammals found to actively choose air with lower-than-normal oxygen levels. Their ...

Many animals do something that still surprises researchers: females often mate with more than one male. This ...

Research led by the SickKids Research Institute in Toronto and the University of Pennsylvania, has found that immune-related ...

According to a new study published in the Journal of Mammalogy, the number of living mammal species has increased by 25% ...