Imagine a world where furry mammals scuttle under the feet of gigantic dinosaurs, not yet destined to rule the Earth. It’s a ...

Over recent decades, humanity has witnessed a remarkable and continuous increase in lifespan. However, this advancement has ...

Researchers have precisely dated key fossil sites in Central Anatolia, Türkiye, to 7-10 million years ago using a new ...

New radioisotopic datings of volcanic fossil sites are helping researchers unravel the evolution of mammals. The University ...

New discoveries shed light on an ancient human species and its evolutionary links to modern humans. Stephen Chester, ...

As twilight settles, the world’s most misunderstood mammals take to the skies. Bats, with their leathery wings and mysterious ...

Published in Palaeontology, this study offers fresh insights into mammalian evolution, providing evidence that the ecological shifts in the late Cretaceous period were crucial to the development ...

More mammals were living on the ground several million years before the mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs, new research led by the University of Bristol has revealed. The study ...

As a master’s student at Indiana University a few years ago, David Grossnickle became fascinated with the evolution of early mammals. His dissertation project involved comparing the skulls of modern ...

What roils beneath the Earth's surface may feel a world away, but the activity can help forge land masses that dictate ocean circulation, climate patterns, and even animal activity and evolution. In ...