Manatees, like this one seen in Florida, are among the marine mammals most vulnerable to organophosphate runoff.

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Teaching respect for insects, fish, and other non-mammals can have positive impacts on children’s development—and their love for the planet.

When the asteroid slammed into prehistoric Mexico and drew the curtain on the Cretaceous, dinosaurs did not fare very well. All but the toothless birds soon died. The aftermath of the impact wasn ...

When it’s time to feed the kids, koala moms do their doody. Then the little ones snack on it. Before you poo-poo the idea, a koala mom feedinga form ofexcrement to their young i ...

These uniquely American mammals are featured in National Geographic Kids' January edition.

Read a National Geographic magazine article about the rise of mammals, and get information, facts, and more about the evolution of mammals.

By studying the DNA of a blind cave fish, scientists think they can better understand ancient mammals.

Save the sea otters! How cute critters can inspire kids to protect the ocean. Nothing motivates children more than an adorable animal in trouble. Here are 5 that will inspire them to save the seas.

If not for a virus, none of us would ever be born. In 2000, a team of Boston scientists discovered a peculiar gene in the human genome. It encoded a protein made only by cells in the placenta ...

Dinosaur-eating Mammals (You heard me right): Jeff Hecht at New Scientist has a good write-up of the discovery of a dog-sized 130-million year old mammal with dinosaur bones in its gut. Most ...

Over the past two decades, scientists have been studying rock hyraxes, rabbit-size mammals whose closest relative is the elephant, in Israel’s Ein Gedi Natural Reserve.