JCU researcher Linda Reinhold led the study, which is published in PLOS One. She said photoluminescence in mammal fur is common. "Rats, along with bandicoots, possums, bats, tree-kangaroos and ...

Why do cats generally live longer than dogs? New research suggests that longer lifespans of mammals like cats could be linked to their bigger brains and more complex immune systems. Why do cats ...

New research suggests that land-based echidnas descended from semi-aquatic mammals. Gunjan Pandey CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Between backward-facing-feet, nipple-less milk secretion and ...

Your neck has the same number of bones as a giraffe's. In fact, nearly all mammals have seven neck vertebrae. In contrast, birds have anywhere between nine and 25. Of the five spine regions ...

The fact that some mammals are photoluminescent has been known at least since 1911. However, the topic attracted little attention until 2019 when flying squirrels were revealed to glow bright pink ...

The study, published in IOP Publishing's Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, was inspired by mammals' ability to move through water as well as on land. Existing amphibious robots are largely inspired by ...

An international team of paleontologists discovered a previously unknown species of ancient mammal, named Ravjaa ishii, in Mongolia's Gobi Desert. The fossils of Ravjaa ishii were unearthed in the ...

The bodies of sea mammals are washing up on Los Angeles County beaches at such an alarming rate that caretaker groups say that a toxic wave of algae causing this horrific phenomenon is resulting ...