One marine mammal has been documented diving as deep as 9,816 feet — equivalent to the depth of over 30 Statues of Liberty stacked on top of one another. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

The elephant won the first March Mammal Madness in 2013. / John Partipilo / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Every March, college basketball fans print out brackets and try their ...

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It's finally that time of year again. Bracket-filling, matchup predicting and madness in the month of March. Of course, I'm not talking about the college basketball postseason. It's time for March ...

This cute little rodent in Australia has been wiped out by climate change.

For all the non-basketball fans who still want in on some of the bracket fun this month, try your hand at March Mammal Madness this year. If you don’t know what it is or how to get involved, here’s a ...

Kangaroos are iconic Australian animals who have long been used as a symbol within the country to represent moving forward. All four species are herbivores who roam around grazing on grass and leaves.

The origin of mammals is shrouded in mystery, but every fossil clue helps rewrite the story. A new discovery on a Mediterranean island is challenging what we know about when—and where—mammal ancestors ...

Pangolin species across Africa and Asia are under threat from poaching, climate change and habitat loss. Fabian von Poser via Getty Images Federal officials have proposed declaring the pangolin ...

An “apocalyptic” mass mortality event that has left thousands of sea lions and elephant seals dead on the beaches of South America is raising alarms among some California sea mammal experts who fear ...