If large creatures like elephants, giraffes and bison are allowed to thrive, they could alter habitats that allow for the ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Ambitious projects aim to put dire wolves, woolly mammoths and passenger pigeons back into our ecosystems. But with so many ...

Imagine a world where giant cats roamed, their bodies sheathed in natural armor. These ancient felines were not just agile hunters—they were walking fortresses, sporting bone plates and reinforced ...

The giant ground sloth was given its scientific name Megalonyx jeffersonii by the US’s third president and founding father ...

Manatee County utility crews unearthed a piece of history, dating back thousands of years, while digging a trench for a ...

Pleistocene ground sloths constitute a remarkable and diverse group of xenarthran mammals that thrived across South America during a period of significant climatic and environmental flux.

In the Hall of Dinosaurs in the National Museum of Natural History, C. Lewis (Charles Lewis) Gazin (1904-1995) of the Department of Vertebrate Paleontology looking up at the bones of an Eremotherium, ...

In the Hall of Dinosaurs in the National Museum of Natural History, C. Lewis (Charles Lewis) Gazin (1904-1995) of the Department of Vertebrate Paleontology stands to the right of an Eremotherium ...

Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers report that fossilized entomopathogenic fungi from mid-Cretaceous amber reveal some of the oldest direct evidence of parasitic relationships between fungi ...

Whether its the imminent threat of climate change, destructive weather systems or the toll of human impact, some of Earth's most incredible, important and enchanting corners are facing a precarious ...

Found in ancient clay that had long since hardened to stone, the footprints were thought to be anywhere from 21,000 to 23,000 years old.