Though the oxpecker’s name derives from its habit of perching on large animals, it is more than that. Its distinctive ...

Researchers have precisely dated key fossil sites in Central Anatolia, Türkiye, to 7-10 million years ago using a new ...

Their presence pits the values of traditional conservation where it’s okay to kill animals against those of compassionate ...

The ancestors of today’s crocodylians survived two mass extinction events. A new study has revealed a key factor behind their ...

So many extinction-level events happened in ancient times, it is a wonder anything survived. These the ones that killed the ...

Even under today's climatic conditions, the long-extinct straight-tusked elephant could still live in Europe. This is the ...

Archaeologists recently unearthed a bone projectile point someone dropped on a cave floor between 70,000 and 80,000 years ago ...

Red kangaroos are the largest land mammals in Australia. The largest kangaroo species, red kangaroos, can reach heights of up ...

Scientists are yet to determine why Yana died so young. At the time when this herbivore mammal was chewing grass, "here on the territory of Yakutia there were not yet any humans," Cheprasov said ...

Manatee rescues can be difficult, time-consuming endeavors. The large, herbivorous mammals, which can grow to more than 13 feet long and weigh up to 3,500 pounds, can be deceptively fast in short ...