We often assume that bigger is better, but nature constantly proves this wrong. The world’s smallest mammals are miniature marvels, many weighing less than a paperclip and capable of fitting right in ...

Tiny animals are, by their very nature, often overlooked. Most animal enthusiasts know that blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) are the largest animals, but few are aware of our planet's most ...

Imagine an animal that seems to be assembled from various other creatures: it has large eyes, the round body of a rabbit, a rodent’s pointed snout, tiny pig-like hooves, and even fangs like those of a ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Nepal is renowned for its tigers, rhinos and snow leopards, but the country is also home to a rich diversity of smaller, less-studied mammals.

In remote central Arnhem Land, finding a northern brushtail possum is encouraging for the local Indigenous rangers. Though once common, such small native mammals are now rare. Many are threatened with ...

Illustration showing Repenomamus robustus as it attacks Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis moments before a volcanic debris flow buries them both, ca. 125 million years ago. (Michael Skrepnick via ...

In an effort to protect grasslands, a plan to cull pikas and zokors in China is having the opposite effect, say scientists. Now, a new paper reveals another example of the eradication of a keystone ...