62-million-year-old skeleton sheds light on mysterious mammal

A new study of an ancient skeleton has answered many questions about an enigmatic critter called Mixodectes pungens.

Mike Cummings-Yale • futurity
March 18, 2025 ~6 min

Forests will offer mammals refuge as climate warms

North American mammals in hotter regions increasingly seek out forested areas away from human-dominated landscapes.

Kat Kerlin-UC Davis • futurity
Dec. 6, 2023 ~5 min


Bat jaws reflect their diverse diets

"There are noctilionoid species that have short faces like bulldogs with powerful jaws that can bite the tough exterior of the fruits that they eat."

James Urton-U. Washington • futurity
Oct. 30, 2023 ~8 min

Watch: Sloth fights off ocelot attack

Watch two camera trap videos that show a two-toed sloth fending off an attacking ocelot in the Ecuadorian Amazon.

UT Austin • futurity
Aug. 7, 2023 ~4 min

Are human dads oddly egalitarian? Not really

A new study looks at whether human males are more egalitarian than are males among other mammals.

Karen Nikos-UC Davis • futurity
May 25, 2023 ~5 min

241 genomes rework mammal family tree

"...we answer the question of where and when mammals diversified and evolved in relation to the K-Pg mass extinction."

Texas A&M University • futurity
May 1, 2023 ~9 min

Tropical wildlife keep similar routines around the world

New findings show that similar environmental conditions in rainforests around the world result in consistent wildlife activity patterns.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
Nov. 30, 2022 ~5 min

Tropical wildlife keep similar routines around the world

New findings show that similar environmental conditions in rainforests around the world result in consistent wildlife activity patterns.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
Nov. 30, 2022 ~5 min


Do treeshrews break the ‘rules’ due to climate?

The Northern treeshrew defies two widely tested ecological "rules" of body size variation within species, according to a new study.

Bess Connolly Martell-Yale • futurity
Nov. 29, 2022 ~7 min

Cool footage: Some Asian animals thrive near people

Some large Asian animals are surprisingly able to live near humans, research finds. Others are not.

U. Queensland • futurity
Oct. 24, 2022 ~5 min

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