New study shows that big mammals suffer brain damage in captivity
Caging large mammals and putting them on display is undeniably cruel from a neural perspective, it says
Ants in their pants
Poorer countries do more for the conservation of large mammals
Africa prioritises and makes more of an effort for large mammal conservation than any other region in the world
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How much of the world did the muskox see?
Recent evidence suggests that the muskox, believed to have become extinct 10,000 years ago, may have actually survived till much later.
Chemical battles
Speed is the key
Different strokes
Recent work in the field of differentiation puts forth new facts about DIF, a morphogen
Where's mama?
IN PHOTOS: Bird flu spreads to mammalian species
Seals, sea lions, foxes, otters, raccoons, grizzly bears, minks, porpoises have been infected, as scientists sound alarm about a new pandemic
Mystery solved: When mammals’ ancestors became warm-blooded
Endothermy developed in mammalian ancestors about 233 million years ago during the Late Triassic period
‘Climate change studies don’t show complete picture of impact on mammals’
Lack of funds and logistical challenges could be the reasons behind this knowledge gap
Origin of child birth
Junk DNA, the precursor of modern mammalian pregnancy
The secret sex life of the sea urchin
With the unravelling of how fertilisation occurs in sea urchins, scientists may now better understand the reproduction process in higher mammals, …
Approaching the end
Special efforts are needed or mammals with limited skills will not be able to survive the onslaught of development
Chimaera child
What is 'FD' the two X chromosome-bearing young boy - one of nature's accidental freaks, something akin to the mythical chimaera, or thefirst …
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Elephant tales
A new book recounts the intimate experiences of prominent writers with elephants. Exclusive excerpts
Mysterious mammal
Much-maligned bats need more protection
Scientists insist bats are a muck-maligned bats mammal that in fact plays a crucial role in the propagation of several plant species
No to stress
New light on evolution
An ancient jawbone may change our understanding of mammals
Timid genes
Growing old in the wild
The conventional belief is that animals don't live into old age, but succumb much earlier to "unnatural" causes. Recent research, however, …
These giant ‘drop bears’ with opposable thumbs once scaled trees in Australia. But how did they grow so huge?
Scientists look into skeletons of huge tree-dwelling herbivorous marsupials, known as Nimbadon