A monkey descending a tree trunk often keeps its head up, moving almost like a cautious climber backing down a ladder.

The new research is the first to look back at early mammals in full color. Using advanced fossil imaging methods and a thorough examination of the pigment-producing cells present in living mammals, ...

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 ...

Researchers have shed new light on the features that enable tree-dwelling mammals to move effectively through their ...

The study provides new insights into the functions of ancestral cortices but also raises fundamental questions about how and ...

Premieres Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. The surprising story of mammal evolution begins long before the age of dinosaurs. Witness how some of our earliest ...

The discovery of new cynodont fossils from southern Brazil by a team of palaeontologists has led to a significant breakthrough in understanding the evolution of mammals. These fossils, belonging to ...

Newly discovered fossils, belonging to the mammal-precursor species Brasilodon quadrangularis and Riograndia guaibensis, offer critical insights into the development of the mammalian jaw and middle ...

Evolution of life histories : theory and patterns from mammals / Mark S. Boyce -- Geographic variation in life history traits of the Hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) / Guy N. Cameron and Polley A ...

NEW YORK -- Maybe you learned this in school: The big dinosaur die-off 65 million years ago was a liberation for mammals, and they quickly produced a bunch of new species that included ancestors of ...