Republican members of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources took aim Wednesday at the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), arguing both landmark statutes ...

The new research is the first to look back at early mammals in full color. Using advanced fossil imaging methods and a ...

A reconstruction of the Gorgonopsian in Spain, linking reptiles and mammals in evolution. Credit: Henry Sutherland Sharpe / CC BY 4.0 Scientists in Spain have uncovered a 270-million-year-old fossil ...

A new study calculates the long-term effects of reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone National Park in the 1990s, which ultimately helped willow shrubs that feed wildlife in stream habitats.

This one-meter-long predator, lacking fur and external ears, defies conventional classification—it’s neither fully reptile nor fully mammal. The fossil from Majorca reveals an intriguing mix of ...

The world was amazed on February 22, 1997, when it came to know about Dolly, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult body cell. The discovery defied the scientific dogma of its time making it a ...

The scientific breakthrough, announced on this day in 1997, proved that geneticists could clone an adult mammal, giving rise to a new era of ethical debate and experimentation Sarah Holzmann Dolly ...

The discovery of thousands of species unknown to science raised concerns about unintended impacts, but it also highlighted an unsettling fact about our relationship with the natural world ...

The discovery of a well-preserved fossil is helping researchers learn more about an iconic Jurassic-period species. The plesiosaur, considered a successful marine predatory ancient species ...

Scientists have been searching for the species since it disappeared in 1933. Researchers have rediscovered a rare fish species presumed to be extinct after it was not seen for more than eight decades.

SINGAPORE – Many people living in South-east Asia often think they have to venture to Australia, the US or Japan to participate in whale watching tours, but such marine mammals can also be found ...