Tag: mammal

  • Nation & World

    How mammals grew diverse

    Using a detailed, musculoskeletal model of an echidna forelimb, Harvard scientists are not only shedding light on how the little-studied echidna’s forelimbs work, but also opening a window into understanding how extinct mammals might have used those limbs.

    3 minutes
    Echidna on the prowl.
  • Nation & World

    Breaking down backbones

    Harvard scientists are using the fossil record and a close examination of the vertebrae of thousands of modern animals to understand how and when specialized regions in the spines of mammals developed.

    4 minutes
    Fossil-vertebrae
  • Nation & World

    A whale of a tale

    Great whales’ microbiome shares characteristics with both plant eaters and predators, study finds.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    March mammal madness

    An assistant professor of evolutionary biology, Katie Hinde is also the creator of Mammal March Madness, a tournament that emulates the college basketball playoffs and pits species against each other in simulated combat.

    5 minutes