Around 50,000 years ago, North America was home to a diverse array of megafauna. Mammoths roamed the tundra, while towering ...

The fossil discovered at Sea-Tac Airport is at the Burke Museum, and named for the man who first came across it. Nearly 60% ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Woolly mammoths (Mammuthus primigenius) are emblematic creatures from the last ice age ...

At age 75, Vadevino Alano keeps up a brisk pace as he strides through the forest on the way to the Armadillo’s Den — a spectacular cave in southern Brazil. When he reaches the cave’s opening, Alano is ...

It is often referred to as "the last ice age" and is best known for hosting now-extinct megafauna, such as woolly mammoths (Mammuthus primigenius), giant ground sloths and saber-toothed cats.

Researchers from the German Max Planck Institutes of Geoanthropology and Biology Tübingen use genomic data to study the decline in genetic diversity in the Amazon Basin, particularly in Brazil Nut ...

The significant decline in genetic diversity in the Amazon Basin, following historical events such as European colonisation, deforestation and the extinction of megafauna such as the sloth – the ...

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Molecular dating has shown that several extinct creatures, such as giant sloths and mammoths ... cause or causes that led to the extinction of megafauna in South America,” says Fábio Henrique ...

Among the diverse array of wildlife, sloths hold a special place in the hearts of both locals and tourists. These slow-moving creatures have become iconic symbols of the country’s vast and vibrant ...

A sloth bear attack in Chhattisgarh's Korar forest range resulted in the deaths of a father and son, with two others injured. The bear, suspected of having rabies, first attacked Ajju Kureti and ...

A furious sloth bear fatally attacked a father-son duo who went into the forest in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district to procure wood. Identified as Suklal Darro (45) and Ajju Kureti (22), the two ...