Baby dinosaurs weren’t coddled like lion cubs or elephant calves—they were more like prehistoric latchkey kids. New research ...

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

"This is exceptionally rapid detection of an outbreak." ...

Baby seal deaths and seizures alerted scientists to discover the outbreak at at Año Nuevo State Park officials said.

In the current study, the scientists observed new behaviors during a series of mirror test experiments, a widely used method ...

Social mammals are wildly diverse, given that they can be found across all habitats and species. However, a new line of ...

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

The idea that extreme climate change could one day cause a mass extinction and end the human dominance is not as farfetched ...

Dinosaurs weren't just large reptiles with offspring—they were ecosystem players whose adults and offspring lived in ...

Most mammals take one of two approaches to survive the winter: they either hibernate, slowing their bodies to a near standstill, or they bulk up with extra fat to burn when food runs low. Then there’s ...

This column marks the six-year anniversary of “Ask Maine Audubon,” and I want to start with a thank you to everyone who reads along and sends questions (reminder: send your questions to ...