In a study in the journal Science, McKnight and his colleagues report they may have found the answer: Seals can directly ...

What do elite Navy SEALS, world-class free-divers, and marine mammals have in common? They all push the limits of breath-hold ...

Unlike humans, marine mammals have evolved remarkable adaptations that allow them to hold their breath for extended periods, ...

The sea mammals may actually be able to sense the amount of oxygen in their blood—something we humans can't do.

Ancient iguanas sailed around 5,000 miles from North America to Fiji by clinging to floating vegetation, new research ...

Cuvier's beaked whales hold the record for the deepest-diving mammal. They can go nearly 10,000 feet (3,000 m) below the water's surface — about 10 times deeper than the Eiffel Tower is tall..

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans ... and even other whales and dolphins. Sperm whales dive up to 3,000 feet (900 m) below the ocean's surface to hunt for giant squid and other ...

Around 150 million years ago, when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, research results suggest that early mammals were likely covered in dark brown fur. This indicates that mammals at the time were ...

The Finnish people have revered these bears since ancient times and have more than 200 names for the animals. Eurasian brown bears are among the largest terrestrial carnivores in Europe. However, ...

“Many terrestrial mammals will be diurnal sometimes and nocturnal or cathemeral other times. When you see a nocturnal species during the day, this is perhaps not as unusual as you might think.” ...