Discover more about the special animals that each of the 50 states chose, their conservation status, and their significance.

New research has dramatically expanded the known roster of mammals on Earth. A new review published in the Journal of ...

Elephants, gorillas, rhinos, and bison are among the largest and most imposing land-dwelling mammals, but they all start out ...

Boysko, D-Fairfax, told the Senate Companion Animal subcommittee last month that while Virginia prohibits premature separation for companion animals like cats and dogs, no such law exists to protect ...

Mammals, including humans, stand out with their distinctively upright posture, a key trait that fueled their spectacular evolutionary success. Yet, the earliest known ancestors of modern mammals more ...

The shift from lizard-like sprawl to upright walking in mammals wasn’t a smooth climb up the evolutionary ladder. Instead, it was a messy saga full of unexpected detours. Using new bone-mapping tech, ...