CLEVELAND, Ohio -- What child wouldn't be impressed by mammals that were huge or tiny, fast or slow, and especially those with "oversized claws, fangs, snouts or horns"? The Cleveland Museum of ...

Pelts, skulls, a 14-foot orca skeleton cast and more will be set out for the public to enjoy from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Burke Museum’s third annual Meet the Mammals event. “The Burke mammal ...

Mammal Hall, the “Mona Lisa” of the State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg, is nearing completion of a $680,000 conservation project to bring new life to the perennial favorite among visitors. A ...

Understanding how life rebounded after an asteroid strike 66 million years ago, which wiped out up to 75 percent of Earth’s species and ended the dinosaurs’ reign, has been hard. Fossils from the ...

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Extreme Mammals: The Biggest, Smallest and Most Amazing Mammals of All Time. Where: The American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West and 79th Street, New York. When: Saturday through Jan. 3.

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County will open its newly ...

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The sense of smell is vital for animals, as it helps them find food, protect themselves from predators and interact socially. An international research team led by Dr. Quentin Martinez and Dr. Eli ...

Fluorescent anatomy, which recently seemed to be a quirk in unusual animals such as platypuses and opossums, was found in most living families of mammals. By Cara Giaimo At first, it seemed to be ...

Kangaroos, koalas and other marsupials are even weirder than we give them credit for. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Mammals ...