In the past, many scientists believed that only mammals and birds could feel or think in complex ways. Reptiles, fish, and insects were seen as simple creatures that reacted purely on instinct. But ...

New research has revealed that birds, reptiles, and mammals have developed complex brain circuits independently, despite sharing a common ancestor. These findings challenge the traditional view of ...

When asked to draw their local wildlife, 401 UK schoolchildren aged 7 to 11 most commonly drew mammals and birds, while amphibians and reptiles appeared in the fewest drawings, suggesting imbalances ...

Mammals diverged from the rest of the vertebrate kingdom in the Carboniferous period, some 300-odd million years ago, distinguishing themselves from fish, reptiles, birds and amphibians with mammary ...

Massachusetts recognizes May 16 as Endangered Species Day, highlighting 453 endangered plants and animals. Eleven mammals are endangered, including six whale species and five bat species. Endangered ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. “Deep inside the skull of every one of us there is something like a brain of a crocodile” – Carl Sagan, Cosmos. In science, reptiles have been ...

Some female birds, reptiles and other animals can make a baby on their own. But for mammals like us, eggs and sperm need each other. Parthenogenesis could be the future for this California condor ...

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