This Fossil Is a Freeze-Frame of a Mammal Fighting a Dinosaur It’s like a man-bites-dog story from prehistoric times, although researchers had to take steps to verify that it was not a forgery.
From Alpacas to Yaks, Mammal DNA Yields Its Secrets The genomes of monkeys, bats, whales and many other mammals are helping scientists tackle big questions about physiology, evolution and one very famous sled dog.
Scientists Investigate a Bird Flu Outbreak in Seals Wild birds passed the virus to seals in New England at least twice last summer, a new study suggests.
Avian Influenza Is Affecting Wild Mammals As a new version of bird flu spread through North America this spring, scientists began finding the virus in red foxes, bobcats and other mammals.
Climate Change Will Accelerate Viral Spillovers, Study Finds In a warming world, bats in Southeast Asia will be especially prone to spreading viruses to other mammals, researchers found.