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Scientists analyzed nearly 500 cat tumors and found striking genetic similarities to human cancers, potentially leading to better treatments for both species. The discovery marks a major breakthrough in understanding how cancers develop across different mammals.
Environmental groups just sued the federal government to finally enforce a 52-year-old law protecting whales and dolphins from deadly fishing gear worldwide. The move could save hundreds of thousands of marine mammals killed each year in fishing nets meant for seafood sold to Americans.
An AI system listens for endangered orca calls 24/7 and alerts Seattle ships to slow down or pause construction, giving the world's last 76 southern resident orcas a fighting chance. The technology has already detected the whales on 19 days this year.
A cloned black-footed ferret named Antonia just gave birth to healthy kits using DNA from an animal that died in 1988. This breakthrough could save one of North America's most endangered mammals from disappearing forever.
A community group in New Zealand has grown from 50 to 180 volunteers in three years, working to save the country's only native land mammals: tiny, chicken nugget-sized bats facing extinction. Their grassroots effort just secured funding to hire seven people, including six Indigenous community members.
Mediterranean monk seals, one of the world's most endangered marine mammals, are hiding in underwater bubble caves to escape summer crowds. Scientists discovered these intelligent animals spending four times more days in hidden air-filled chambers than on traditional beaches.
Texas researchers have discovered how to trigger limb regeneration in mammals by activating a dormant ability that's been hidden inside us all along. The breakthrough could transform how we heal from traumatic injuries.
A 20-year-old pygmy hippo at the Toronto Zoo is pregnant with a calf due in late July, part of a critical effort to save a species with fewer than 2,000 left in the wild. The birth represents hope for one of Africa's most endangered large mammals.
Scientists in Australia discovered fossils of an ancient platypus with powerful teeth that shared freshwater lakes with dolphins 25 million years ago. The rare find reveals how one of Earth's strangest mammals thrived in a vanished rainforest world.
North Atlantic right whales just had their best calving season since 2009, with 23 new babies surviving to reach feeding grounds. Scientists say healthier mothers are finally bouncing back after years of climate-related struggles.
Scientists just discovered fossils of a 25-million-year-old platypus with fully formed teeth that could crush shelled prey. The rare find reveals these unique mammals were once slightly larger and fiercer than their modern descendants.
Scientists just overturned 30 years of textbook science about how noses work, creating the first detailed "smell maps" that show receptors are precisely organized, not random. The discovery could revolutionize our understanding of the sense of smell across all mammals.
Scientists discovered a 75-million-year-old fossil in Mexico that reveals how tiny mammals outlasted the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. The finding shows how being small and eating anything helped our ancient relatives survive Earth's deadliest day.
Singapore's Resorts World Sentosa is stopping its wild dolphin sourcing and breeding program, marking a major shift in how the tourism industry treats marine mammals. Animal welfare advocates are calling it a positive step forward, though questions remain about the future of dolphins already in captivity.
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Scientists watched a naked mole rat colony peacefully pass power from mother to daughter, overturning decades of belief that these rodents always fight violently for the throne. This discovery reveals these wrinkly mammals are more socially flexible than anyone imagined.
Scientists are using drone technology to protect dugongs, gentle marine mammals known as sea cows that are disappearing from much of their ocean range. The aerial cameras are revealing thriving populations in unexpected places and showing how these creatures help maintain vital underwater ecosystems.
Scientists just confirmed that our mammal ancestors laid eggs, thanks to a rare fossil preserving a curled-up embryo from 250 million years ago. The discovery explains how one tough creature survived Earth's deadliest extinction event.
Scientists discovered a 252-million-year-old fossilized embryo in South Africa that proves our mammal ancestors laid eggs and reveals how they survived Earth's worst mass extinction. The find marks the first confirmed evidence of egg-laying in therapsids, the prehistoric creatures that gave rise to modern mammals.
Adorable cat-sized mammals are having babies in Devon for the first time in over a century. The successful births prove a bold rewilding project is bringing these once-extinct creatures back home.
Researchers discovered the first confirmed egg from a mammal ancestor, solving a 200-year mystery about how these ancient creatures reproduced. The fossil shows how one tough species survived Earth's worst extinction and paved the way for all mammals today.
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