Whales, dolphins and other marine mammals are highly social, but those social ties can also help diseases spread through ...

A large international study reveals that mammals tend to live longer when reproduction is suppressed. On average, lifespan ...

An international team of researchers, with the involvement of the UAB, has conducted a study that explains the evolutionary ...

A new species of shrew, Soriculus dexingensis, is discovered in Tibet, raising the number of known shrew species there to six ...

A heartwarming rediscovery has been made on the world’s largest tropical island. Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna ...

The coast of Cornwall is becoming a fin whale hotspot, at least according to AK Wildlife Cruises, a wildlife cruise company ...

Zealandia, the world’s first fully fenced urban ecosanctuary, is taking a long view on conservation—and creating one of New ...

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

NParks is developing guidelines to shield Singapore's marine mammals from underwater noise generated by coastal development ...

Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium announced that Ruby the Bornean orangutan is now in the "birth watch" stage of her ...

From bold foxes to gregarious birds, animals’ personalities are increasingly being seen as crucial to conservation efforts.

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