Pollen in pee: fossilised urine from a small African mammal helps us understand past environments: The lessons pollen can teach us are not to be sneezed at. Elisa Manzati If you are allergic to pollen, you are likely to curse the existence of these microscopic particles. You’re not alone: up to 30% of the world’s …
Did our mammal ancestors live alongside dinosaurs? New research hopes to end long-running debate: david.costa.art/Shutterstock If you were asked to think of a mammal, chances are high you would think of a placental mammal – horses, dogs, cats, humans, even bats and rats all fall into that category. It includes some 6,000 species who live …
Roadkill: vehicle collisions may be threatening the survival of some mammal populations: It’s almost impossible to take your car for a drive without seeing some of the millions of animals that are killed on roads each year. Such deaths, commonly referred to by researchers as roadkill, negatively affect wildlife populations. But exactly how it does …
Prehistoric pigments reveal how melanin has shaped bird and mammal evolution: Fossilised melanin has revealed some dinosaur colours. shutterstock/AmeliAU One of the goals of palaeontology is to bring the past to life. In recent years, some spectacular discoveries have revealed unprecedented glimpses into fossilised animals and their lives. We know some dinosaurs cared for their …