Life in the wild often comes down to survival, and for many species, survival depends on others. A new global study suggests ...

Humans are pretty monogamous, all things considered. That’s not a judgment call – it’s the conclusion of a new study from a researcher at the University of Cambridge’s Department of Archaeology, which ...

While exploring the world around them, both humans and other animals continuously interpret information they pick up with ...

The uvula is nearly unique to humans among mammals. An evolutionary biologist unpacks competing theories for why we evolved ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The story of how us humans—and other mammals—got our noses may have ...

Summary: Researchers reveal a deeply unified mammalian brain blueprint for olfaction. By tracking free-roaming mice with high-velocity robotic cameras and recording directly from the olfactory bulbs ...

A study investigated whether the genes for schizophrenia and autism appeared more frequently as mammals evolved bigger brains ...

Over the past 125,000 years, the average size of mammals on the Earth has shrunk. And humans are to blame. That's the conclusion of a new study of the fossil record by paleo-biologist Felisa Smith of ...

Neuroethological background of marine mammal complexity -- Social extremes and their relation to anthropogenic stress -- Lone, sociable marine mammals and their influence on human attitudes -- Efforts ...