Prehistoric humans may have been capable of competing with giant hyenas for carcasses abandoned by saber-toothed cats and jaguars hundreds of thousands of years ago. A study published in the journal ...

Giant hyenas went extinct about 500,000 years ago, but were roughly 240 pounds and skilled scavengers like their modern counterparts. “There is a hot scientific debate about the role of scavenging as ...

Hominins — the group that includes humans and our extinct relatives — may have been capable of competing with giant hyenas for carcasses abandoned by sabre-toothed cats and jaguars during the ...

Montgomery: Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday signed employment protections for workers who claim a religious or health reason for not getting vaccinated against COVID-19. The Republican governor signed the ...

Around 1.4 million years ago, ancient humans in Spain used to scavenge for food at a site that also served as a latrine for giant hyenas. Fuente Nueva 3 in south-eastern Spain is one of the oldest ...

Our ancient human ancestors may have been able to hold their own against large scavengers, such as giant hyenas, according to modelling by European researchers. In the late Early Pleistocene (roughly ...

The striking image earned South African photographer Wim van den Heever the Natural History Museum in London's top honor ...

Long before modern hyenas roamed the savannas, their ancient, oversized cousins ruled with bone-crushing jaws and serious power. We explore the rise of these massive, hyena-like predators - from their ...