Many huge animals went extinct surprisingly recently. When they died, their ecological role was lost with them.

Colossal Bioscience says it has “de-extincted” the dire wolf, but other scientists disagree and say more important conservation science is being lost in all the hype ...

Scientists have made a leap in genetic engineering by pushing elephant cells into an embryonic-like state. This marks a major ...

In the current age, we have seen massive bears, including the largest bear ever caught in the U.S., which outsized the ...

Its remains have been predominantly found in the tar pits of Rancho La Brea in Los Angeles, which have served as a treasure trove for paleontologists studying Pleistocene megafauna. The variety in its ...

gomphotheres and toxodons that roamed across Central America during the late Pleistocene. These megafauna ate prehistoric avocados whole, spreading the pits—and, as a consequence, the fruits—across ...

Occurring during the Pleistocene Epoch, the Ice Age was characterized by ... Image by auntspray via Depositphotos. Megafauna refers to large animals, typically larger than any similar species found ...

The discovery of Mungo Man and Mungo Lady, some of the most significant remains ever found in Australia, helped to re-write the history of this country and its First Peoples. But how they, and the ...

These records provide key ecological and biogeographic information about Late Pleistocene tropical coastal ecosystems prior to human influence. Warmer temperatures and higher sea level than today ...