Mammals

After mass seabird death event, Australia warns of wider H5N1 bird flu threat

"Australians should expect to see more spread and larger numbers now of wildlife being affected," said Agriculture Minister Julie Collins.

A test tube labelled "Bird Flu", eggs and a piece of paper in the colours of the Australian national flag are seen in this picture illustration, January 14, 2023.
 New Dinosaur-era mammal species "Ravjaa ishii" discovered in Mongolia's Gobi Desert.

New Dinosaur-era mammal species "Ravjaa ishii" discovered in Mongolia's Gobi Desert

 With Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi Colossal Biosciences revives the dire wolves.

With Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi Colossal Biosciences revives the dire wolves

 Dryolestes, a Late Jurassic relative of the Cretaceous therians.

Flowering plants, not dinosaurs, drove mammals to ground 72 million years ago


Dolphin, porpoise found infected with bird flu for first time

Multiple land and sea mammals have been found infected with avian influenza in the recent bird flu outbreak, the largest ever recorded in Europe.

 A sign warns about the avian influenza in an area of Randers, Denmark November 17, 2020

Humans were cause of rapid animal homogenization in North America - study

Human populations caused homogenization in North America through hunting, farming, attracting certain species and cultivated boundaries.

 Mammals from the Pleistocene period.

Why can't most mammals fly but birds can? Hebrew University helps explain why

The determining characteristic is the genetic coding of the ephrin-B3 molecule that gives birds this ability, according to the study

Mount Scopus campus, Hebrew University Jerusalem

Brain connectivity equal among mammals, groundbreaking study finds

The study upends prevailing scientific consensus on brain connectivity levels.

An image of the human brain

Dinosaurs partially responsible for mammalian sleep patterns, scientists find

A TAU doctoral student found that mammals started being active in the daytime after non-avian (non bird-like) dinosaurs were wiped out.

A life-size dinosaur is seen at Jurassic Kingdom in London