The house mouse (Mus musculus) is one of the most common mammals worldwide. It can be found in all parts of the United States ...

Ancient mammals that lived in the time of dinosaurs were mostly the same dark-brown colour, according to a new study ...

The order Cetacea includes marine mammals, such as whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Fossil evidence suggests that the cetaceans share a common ancestor with land-dwelling mammals that began living ...

The planet’s earliest mammals are an important part of our evolutionary history, yet remain shrouded in mystery. One of them, Mixodectes pungens lived in western North America during the early ...

while rats are a more common sight after dusk. Often, the former are described as diurnal, and the latter nocturnal. But for many animals, those labels are due for a revision. Most mammals ...